Prevalence of obsessive compulsive symptoms among patients with schizophrenia

BACKGROUND: Obsessive compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia are well recognized but are a less-researched entity. These symptoms have important implications for management and prognosis. AIM: To find out the prevalence of obsessive compulsive symptoms among patients with schizophrenia. MATERIALS AND...

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Autores principales: Hemrom, Smita, Pushpa, Prasad, Divya, Jahan, Masroor, Singh, Amool R., Kenswar, D. K.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2996204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21180480
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-6748.62263
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Obsessive compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia are well recognized but are a less-researched entity. These symptoms have important implications for management and prognosis. AIM: To find out the prevalence of obsessive compulsive symptoms among patients with schizophrenia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 90 hospitalized patients with schizophrenia diagnosed according to DCR of ICD-10 criteria were selected for the study. Padua inventory and Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale were applied to find out the prevalence and nature of obsessive compulsive symptoms. RESULTS: It was found that 10% of schizophrenic patients had obsessive compulsive symptoms. CONCLUSION: Obsessive compulsive symptoms are prevalent in patients with schizophrenia. The presence of comorbidity should be explored for adequate management.

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