Prevalence and risk factors of suicidal ideations among patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder in Egypt

Suicidal Ideations in Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Background: There are many controversies about the frequency and burden of suicidality in patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Objectives: This study was done to determine the prevalence and risk factors of current suicidal ideations in patients with OCD. Materials & Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 258 outpatients with OCD (Yale-Brawn Obsessive Compulsive Scale, Y-BOCS ≥...

Suicidal Behaviour in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Patients

Should suicidal thoughts be addressed in obsessive–compulsive disorder patients?

ISSN 1758-2008 10.2217/NPY.11.40 © 2011 Future Medicine Ltd Neuropsychiatry (2011) 1(4), 305–308 1Department of Psychiatry, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil †Author for correspondence: Department of Neurology, Psychology & Psychiatry, Univ Estadual Paulista (UNESP; São Paulo State University), Botucatu Medical School, Botucatu, Brazil; [email protected]...

The role of alexithymia and irrational beliefs in predicting obsessive-compulsive disorder in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder

The present study aimed to predict obsessive-compulsive disorder based on alexithymia and irrational beliefs in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder. The present study is a descriptive correlation. The statistical population included all patients referred to Imam Hossein Hospital in Karaj in the quarter (October, November, and December) of 2020, which was selected by the available sampling...

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Hospitalized Patients with Schizophrenia

Introduction: Comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has been reported among patients with schizophrenia in other countries. But, the literature is not well-documented on this issue in Iran (Persia). The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence and severity of OCD and some of its related factors in a group of patients with schizophrenia in Iran.  Methods: This is a cross-se...