OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE SYMPTOMS IN PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY

Journal Title: Era's Journal of Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 1

Abstract

Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms in Patients with Epilepsy. To find out the prevalence of obsessive compulsive symptoms / disorder among patients of epilepsy. Patients with epilepsy diagnosed clinically at psychiatric out patients department were selected for the study. Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale was applied to find out the prevalence and nature of obsessive compulsive symptoms. A total of 93 patients were participated and it was found that 20.4 % of epilepsy patients had obsessive compulsive symptoms. The prevalence of obsessive compulsive symptoms among the patients of epilepsy was found to be 20.4%.

Authors and Affiliations

Abhishek Kumar, M. Aleem Siddiqui, Shantanu Bharti

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  • EP ID EP282324
  • DOI 10.24041/ejmr2017.11
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Abhishek Kumar, M. Aleem Siddiqui, Shantanu Bharti (2017). OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE SYMPTOMS IN PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY. Era's Journal of Medical Research, 4(1), 6-8. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-282324