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Prevalence of Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Cases of Schizophrenia
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Aakanksha Arya, Love Surati, Jaideep Patil, Suprakash Chaudhury, Daniel Saldanha. Prevalence of Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Cases of Schizophrenia. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2022;35(4):308–311.
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Background: Symptoms of obsessions and compulsions as found in Schizophrenia patients having varied clinical presentations, most common being – contamination, sexual, religious, etc. which may or may not be accompanied with compulsions like cleansing, verifying, replicating, and organizing. Aim of the study was to study the prevalence of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in Schizophrenia. Methods: It was analytical research which was cross-sectional, conducted in a medical college and research hospital that provides tertiary care as well situated in a suburbs of a major metropolis city of our country.
Keywords
Schizophrenia, Obsessive compulsive symptoms (OCS), a lower score for positive symptoms, a higher comorbidity with Axis II disorders, a higher incidence of OCD in the family, and a better quality of life [6]. The basal ganglia, thalamus