compulsions [1] with a lifetime prevalence estimated at 2.5%[2]. Obsessions are intrusive
repetitive thoughts, urges, images, or impulses that trigger anxiety, which the individual is
not able to suppress. Compulsions are repetitive behaviors or mental acts occurring in
response to an obsession to reduce the distress caused by obsessions [2]. It is often
associated with primary psychiatric disorders [3], and can seriously interfere with the …
V Balci,
L Sevincok - Psychiatry research, 2010 - Elsevier
The risk factors for suicidal behaviour in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have been
less studied compared than in other anxiety disorders. In the present study, we examined
the demographic and clinical correlates of current suicidal ideation (SI) in patients with OCD.
Forty-four patients were grouped into those with (n= 23) and without current SI (n= 21) as
assessed by the Scale for Suicidal Ideation. The Yale-Brown Obsessive–Compulsive Scale
(Y-BOCS) was used to assess the obsessive–compulsive (OC) symptomatology. Following …