title: Interpersonal hostility and suspicious thinking in obsessive-compulsive disorder.
abstract: Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) may struggle with hostility and suspicious thinking, but this has not been the subject of much research. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between hostility, suspicious thinking, and OCD severity. Participants included 66 outpatients in treatment for OCD, 27 in treatment for other disorders, and 68 students (n=161). All completed the Inventory of Hostility and Suspicious Thinking (IHS), a measure of psychotic thinking/paranoia, the Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). As expected, the IHS was significantly positively correlated with the BAI and BDI-II. Additionally, regression analyses revealed that individuals with OCD have higher levels of hostility than students. Hostility was also significantly positively associated with increased OCD severity. Hostility and suspicious thoughts are prominent in anxiety disorders in general, and thus necessitate continued research.
authors.affiliation: Center for Mental Health Disparities, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville KY 40292, USA; Louisville OCD Clinic, 912 Lily Creek Rd, Suite 201, Louisville, KY 40243, USA.
authors.forename: Ghazel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tellawi
authors.affiliation: Center for Mental Health Disparities, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville KY 40292, USA; Louisville OCD Clinic, 912 Lily Creek Rd, Suite 201, Louisville, KY 40243, USA. Electronic address: monnica.williams@uconn.edu.
authors.forename: Monnica T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson MD 21252, USA.
authors.forename: Gregory S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Chasson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D000067657:Pessimism / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Anxiety; Depression; Hostility; Obsessive-compulsive disorder; Paranoia