Prevalence and clinical correlates of obsessive–compulsive disorder in schizophrenia

Obsessive compulsive symptoms frequently occur in a substantial proportion of patients with schizophrenia. The term schizoobsessive has been proposed to delineate this subgroup of schizophrenia patients who present with obsessive–compulsive symptoms/disorder. However, whether this co-occurrence is more than just co-morbidity and represents a distinct subgroup remains controversial. A striking variation is noted across studies examining prevalence of obsessive–compulsive symptoms/disorder in schizophrenia patients and their impact on clinical profile of schizophrenia.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - September 19, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sugnyani Devi, Naren P. Rao, Suresh Badamath, C.R. Chandrashekhar, Y.C. Janardhan Reddy Source Type: research