title: Do patients suffering from obsessions alone differ from other obsessive-compulsives?
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine whether a group of 48 patients with obsessions and compulsions differed from a group of 26 patients with obsessions alone, on the basis of demographic variables, variables relating to obsessive-compulsive neurosis, psychological variables and treatment outcome. It was found that they differed significantly in the following areas: marital status, level of education, age at onset of complaints, psychoactive medication taken when admitted for treatment, severity of obsessive-compulsive complaints, depression and intelligence. No difference was found as far as treatment outcome was concerned. Patients suffering from obsessions alone, would appear to form a distinct sub-group within the group of obsessive-compulsive patients as a whole.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatrische Polikliniek Delft, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Arts
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hoogduin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schaap
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Haan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009770:Obsessive Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010552:Personality Assessment