J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc.  1998 Mar;37(2):225-233.

Clinical Characteristics of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Inpatient Record Study

• Kwon JS
• Lee DW
• Yoon DH

Abstract

This study examined the clinical features of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorders who had been admitted to the Department of psychiatry, Seoul National Univ. Hospital from 1980 to 1995, using retrospective investigation of medical records. The subjects were 26 patients(male 22, female 4) who were compatible with the criteria of OCD by DSM-III-R. The results were as follows: 1) The most common obsessive thinking was pathologic doubt, followed by contamination, need for symmetry, somatic and sexual obsession, religious and aggressive obsession in descending order. Twenty three percent of patients had multiple obsessions. 2) The most common compulsive ritual was checking, followed by washing, need to ask and confess, symmetry and precision, counting in descending order. Thrity nine percents of patients had multiple rituals. 3) Depression, schizophrenia, Tourette's syndrome and tic disorder were the co-existing disorder with obsessive compulsive disorder. Cormorbid personality disorders in OCD were obsessive personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, schizotypal personality disorder and passive-aggressive personality disorder. 4) The course in OCD with co-existing disorder was worse than that in pure OCD. 5) The verbal IQ was significantly higher than the performance IQ checked by KWIS in obsessive compulsive disorder.

Keyword

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; Obsessive Thinking; Compulsive Behavior

MeSH Terms

Borderline Personality Disorder
Ceremonial Behavior
Compulsive Behavior
Depression
Female
Humans
Inpatients*
Medical Records
Obsessive Behavior
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder*
Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder
Personality Disorders
Retrospective Studies
Schizophrenia
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
Seoul
Thinking
Tic Disorders
Tourette Syndrome