title: Exploration of obsessive compulsive phenomena: a preliminary investigation.
abstract: Different dimensions of obsessions and compulsions were explored in 103 obsessions and 60 compulsions recorded from 32 subjects who received a primary diagnosis of obsessive compulsive disorder. Intrusiveness and repetitiveness formed relatively discrete dimensions, while resistance, distress, irrationality, interference and ease of dismissal tended to be associated within themselves. An anxiety-provoking effect was an additional dimension observed among compulsions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Kaliaperumal
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Channabasavanna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*