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

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  • Derya Say Öcal
  • Kadir Özdel
  • Yasir Şafak
  • Yasemin Kekilli Karnaz
  • Cebrail Kısa

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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 administered the Dimensional Obsessive Compulsive Scale (DOCS) and The Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS). Results: In our study, 20% of the patients with OCD simultaneously met the criteria for at least one OCRD, we also found that a significantly greater proportion of this group were men. None of the mentioned disorders was associated with any symptom dimensions we evaluated using DOCS. In addition, no differences were found in the severity of OCD symptoms and comorbid axis I disorders between the group with comorbid OCRDs and the group without comorbid OCRDs. Discussion: There was no significant relationship between the symptom dimensions of OCD and OCRDs. It is found that OCRD comorbidity does not increase the severity of OCD symptoms and the prevalence of an axis I diagnosis.

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  • Derya Say Öcal & Kadir Özdel & Yasir Şafak & Yasemin Kekilli Karnaz & Cebrail Kısa, 2019. "A comparison of symptom dimensions for obsessive compulsive disorder and obsessive compulsive-related disorders," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(7), pages 1-10, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0218955
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218955
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