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Published on: January 9, 2015
A study of clinical correlates and predictors of insight in obsessive compulsive disorder
Niska Sinha1, Daya Ram2, Krishna K Singh1
1Department of Psychiatry, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
Background:
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a clinically heterogeneous psychiatric disorder in terms of symptom content and insight.
Aim:
To study the various factors associated with insight in OCD.
Materials And Methods:
A cross-sectional hospital-based study was conducted among 40 patients with OCD who were evaluated on Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Brown Assessment of Beliefs Scale, Meta-Cognitions Questionnaire, WHOQOL-BREF, and Sheehan Disability Scale. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 22.
Results:
Metacognition, severity of OCD, and associated disability were the significant predictors for insight in patients with OCD.
Conclusion:
Factors associated with insight in OCD can enhance our understanding in the management of OCD.
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