Assessment of cases of obsessive- compulsive disorder

Abstract

Background: Obsessive compulsive disorder is a chronic psychiatric disorder classified by recurrent intrusive thoughts and/or repetitive compulsive behaviors. The presents study was conducted to assess cases of obsessive- compulsive disorder. Materials & Methods: 68 cases of OCD were confirmed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5-Research Version (SCID-5-RV). Parameters such as duration of illness, duration, past psychotherapy, Episodic course etc. was recorded. Results: Out of 68 patients, males were 38 and females were 30. We found that age of onset <5 years was present in 15, 5-10 years in 30 and >10 years in 23. Duration of illness was 2.4 years, duration of treatment was 1.3 years, past psychotherapy was seen in 45 and episodic course in 28 patients. Conclusion: OCD is a chronic psychiatric disorder. Males were affected more as compared to females.