Open AccessSymptom Dimensions in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Obsessive Beliefs
Author(s) -
Trinette Cordeiro,
Mohit Sharma,
Kandavel Thennarasu,
Y.C. Janardhan Reddy
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7176.168579
Subject(s) - psychology , perfectionism (psychology) , obsessive compulsive , cognition , clinical psychology , psychological intervention , psychotherapist , psychiatry
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a heterogeneous condition with a few major symptom dimensions. These symptom dimensions are thought to have unique clinical and neurobiological correlates. There seems to be a specific relation between OCD symptom dimensions and obsessive beliefs, but the findings are not consistent across studies. There is also a paucity of literature from culturally diverse settings. One of the reasons for the varied findings could be due to the method employed in measuring OCD symptoms.