Pattern of obsessive-compulsive disorder in eastern Saudi Arabia.
In 32 Muslim Saudis with obsessive-compulsive disorder, compulsive acts (78%) and doubts (66%) were the commonest forms. Religious themes predominated in both the obsessions and compulsions.
Mahgoub
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Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abdel-Hafeiz
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D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology