Indian Journal of Psychiatry (Jul 2024)

A study of clinical correlates and predictors of insight in obsessive compulsive disorder

  • Niska Sinha,
  • Daya Ram,
  • Krishna K. Singh,
  • Amrit Pattojoshi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_432_23
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 66, no. 7
pp. 656 – 659

Abstract

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Background: Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a clinically heterogeneous psychiatric disorder in terms of symptom content and insight. Aim: To study the various factors associated with insight in OCD. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional hospital-based study was conducted among 40 patients with OCD who were evaluated on Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Brown Assessment of Beliefs Scale, Meta-Cognitions Questionnaire, WHOQOL-BREF, and Sheehan Disability Scale. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 22. Results: Metacognition, severity of OCD, and associated disability were the significant predictors for insight in patients with OCD. Conclusion: Factors associated with insight in OCD can enhance our understanding in the management of OCD.

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