Bipolar and obsessive-compulsive disorders psychopathological intersection: An exploratory study

Introduction Bipolar Mood Disorder (BD) and Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) are psychiatric conditions that frequently co-occur express a challenging phenomenology for treatment diagnosis, since obsessive-compulsive symptoms tend to fluctuate according mood phases of BD patients. Understanding the shared psychopathology this comorbidity has relevant implications these patients, hypothesis OCD would have neurobiology is currently being discussed. Most studies examined differences between BD/OCD patients or This study aimed analyze in detail clinical, phenomenological psychopathological characteristics with BD, OCD, BD/OCD. Objectives andpsychopathological Methods consisted sample 21 who underwent application MINI, Y-BOCS, DY-BOCS, HAM-D, HAM-A, YMRS, Sensory Phenomena (USP), as well questions about sociodemographic characteristics, personal family history. We performed YBOCS scale asking respond 3 times scale: current time (during euthimya) retrospectively previous manic depressive episodes. Results group had higher rate having stopped working due comorbid disorders, history suicide attempt completed suicide, prevalence substance use disorder family, hoarding symptoms. In sample, 47,6% The presence conferred sensory phenomena. Patients reported 19% (median, 0.19, range -1.00 1.88) worsening during depression, 9.5% 0.095, 1.36) phase. Conclusions results suggest greater loss functionality, rates symptoms, suicidality (SUD) both mania depression. findings allow us conclude morbidity. LIMITATIONS: Small size possible recall bias interview, wereasked retrospectively. Disclosure Interest None Declared