Towards a classification of compulsions in obsessive compulsive neurosis

The aim of this study is to derive a system of classification of compulsive phenomena occurring in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). 461 compulsions were found in 65.53% of 412 patients seen during the decade 1975 to 1984. An attempt has been made to break down the compulsions observed into different categories of form and content. The rationale for such a classification has been presented, and earlier attempts at classification of compulsions reviewed.