A comparison of symptom dimensions for obsessive compulsive disorder and obsessive compulsive-related disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In this study, it is aimed to determine obsessive compulsive-related disorders (OCRDs) comorbidity among the patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and compare patients with OCD with or without comorbid OCRDs in terms of the severity of their OCD symptoms, symptom dimensions, and comorbidity with other axis I disorders.

Methods

The study included 90 patients diagnosed as having OCD according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR). The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) diagnostic criteria for OCRDs were used to determine the presence of OCRDs. In order to determine the symptom dimensions and severity of these individuals' OCD symptoms, we administer

SUBMITTER: Say Ocal D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6611656 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature