Symptom subtype and quality of life in obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Quality of life (QoL) is significantly impaired in OCD across several facets of life, such as social, occupational, and family functioning, subjective sense of well-being, and enjoyment of leisure activities. The present study examined the relationship between 5 symptom subtypes of OCD (contamination, symmetry, hoarding, overresponsibility for harm, and taboo) and QoL. Participants were 325 adults with OCD enrolled in the Brown Longitudinal Obsessive Compulsive Study. Hierarchical linear regression analyses indicated hoarding, contamination, symmetry, and overresponsibility for harm were associated with impairment in household functioning, enjoyment of leisure activities, social relationships, and physical health. The implications of these findings are discussed.
Butler Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
Carly M
CM
Schwartzman
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA; Butler Hospital, Providence, RI, USA. Electronic address: .christina_boisseau@brown.edu.
Christina L
CL
Boisseau
Department of Psychology, Baruch College - The City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
Nicholas J
NJ
Sibrava
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA; Butler Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
Maria C
MC
Mancebo
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai St. Luke's/Mount Sinai West, New York, NY, USA.
Jane L
JL
Eisen
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Steven A
SA
Rasmussen
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*
Functioning; Impairment; Severity