Symptom dimensions in obsessive-compulsive disorder and obsessive beliefs
Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a heterogeneous condition with a few major symptom dimensions. These symptom dimensions are thought to have unique clinical and neurobiological correlates. There seems to be a specific relation between OCD symptom dimensions and obsessive beliefs, b...
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| description | Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a heterogeneous condition with a few major symptom dimensions. These symptom dimensions are thought to have unique clinical and neurobiological correlates. There seems to be a specific relation between OCD symptom dimensions and obsessive beliefs, but the findings are not consistent across studies. There is also a paucity of literature from culturally diverse settings. One of the reasons for the varied findings could be due to the method employed in measuring OCD symptoms. Materials and Methods: In this study, we examined the relation between symptom dimensions and obsessive beliefs using the Dimensional Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale and the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire respectively in 75 patients with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition OCD. Results: Perfectionism predicted both aggressive and symmetry dimensions whereas responsibility beliefs predicted sexual and religious dimensions. Conclusions: The findings suggest that certain obsessive beliefs predicted certain OCD symptom dimensions, but results are not entirely consistent with the published literature suggesting the possibility of cross-cultural variations. That the symptom dimensions have unique belief domains support the argument that symptom dimensions could be targeted to reduce the heterogeneity in etiological and treatment studies of OCD. Therapeutic interventions may have to aim at modifying unique belief domains underlying certain symptom dimensions rather than having generic cognitive-behavioral strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-41da436d30124ec58ee0afe25a1e41e32022-12-21T22:33:52ZengSAGE PublishingIndian Journal of Psychological Medicine0253-71762015-01-0137440340810.4103/0253-7176.168579Symptom dimensions in obsessive-compulsive disorder and obsessive beliefsTrinette CordeiroMahendra P SharmaKandavel ThennarasuY C Janardhan ReddyBackground: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a heterogeneous condition with a few major symptom dimensions. These symptom dimensions are thought to have unique clinical and neurobiological correlates. There seems to be a specific relation between OCD symptom dimensions and obsessive beliefs, but the findings are not consistent across studies. There is also a paucity of literature from culturally diverse settings. One of the reasons for the varied findings could be due to the method employed in measuring OCD symptoms. Materials and Methods: In this study, we examined the relation between symptom dimensions and obsessive beliefs using the Dimensional Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale and the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire respectively in 75 patients with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition OCD. Results: Perfectionism predicted both aggressive and symmetry dimensions whereas responsibility beliefs predicted sexual and religious dimensions. Conclusions: The findings suggest that certain obsessive beliefs predicted certain OCD symptom dimensions, but results are not entirely consistent with the published literature suggesting the possibility of cross-cultural variations. That the symptom dimensions have unique belief domains support the argument that symptom dimensions could be targeted to reduce the heterogeneity in etiological and treatment studies of OCD. Therapeutic interventions may have to aim at modifying unique belief domains underlying certain symptom dimensions rather than having generic cognitive-behavioral strategies.http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2015;volume=37;issue=4;spage=403;epage=408;aulast=CordeiroObsessive beliefsobsessive-compulsive disordersymptom dimensions |
| spellingShingle | Trinette Cordeiro Mahendra P Sharma Kandavel Thennarasu Y C Janardhan Reddy Symptom dimensions in obsessive-compulsive disorder and obsessive beliefs Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Obsessive beliefs obsessive-compulsive disorder symptom dimensions |
| title | Symptom dimensions in obsessive-compulsive disorder and obsessive beliefs |
| title_full | Symptom dimensions in obsessive-compulsive disorder and obsessive beliefs |
| title_fullStr | Symptom dimensions in obsessive-compulsive disorder and obsessive beliefs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Symptom dimensions in obsessive-compulsive disorder and obsessive beliefs |
| title_short | Symptom dimensions in obsessive-compulsive disorder and obsessive beliefs |
| title_sort | symptom dimensions in obsessive compulsive disorder and obsessive beliefs |
| topic | Obsessive beliefs obsessive-compulsive disorder symptom dimensions |
| url | http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2015;volume=37;issue=4;spage=403;epage=408;aulast=Cordeiro |
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