Obsessional neurosis, marriage, sex and fertility: some transcultural comparisons.
In a study of 82 obsessional neurotics, it was found that Indian obsessives, unlike their counterparts in other countries, do not display a higher than expected rate of celibacy, bachelorhood, and low fertility. Some socio-cultural explanations have been offered for these findings.
D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008393:Marriage; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D012725:Sexual Behavior