title: Prevalence of obsessive compulsive symptoms among patients with schizophrenia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Obsessive compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia are well recognized but are a less-researched entity. These symptoms have important implications for management and prognosis.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To find out the prevalence of obsessive compulsive symptoms among patients with schizophrenia.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 90 hospitalized patients with schizophrenia diagnosed according to DCR of ICD-10 criteria were selected for the study. Padua inventory and Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale were applied to find out the prevalence and nature of obsessive compulsive symptoms.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It was found that 10% of schizophrenic patients had obsessive compulsive symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Obsessive compulsive symptoms are prevalent in patients with schizophrenia. The presence of comorbidity should be explored for adequate management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, RINPAS, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: Smita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hemrom
authors.lastname: Pushpa
authors.forename: Divya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Masroor
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jahan
authors.forename: Amool R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Kenswar