Sahebzamani M, Saghiri S, Safavi M, Alavi Majd H. Relationship Between Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Obcessive - Compulsive Disorder in Students of Tehran Universities of Medical Sciences: (A Short Report). JRUMS 2012; 11 (5) :495-502
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Abstract: (2346 Views)
Background and Objectives: Many people have a kind of obsession with their appearance. If the concerns are causing severe damage to the social functions, occupational and other aspects of life it is diagnosed as body dysmorphic disorder. This study investigates the relationship between obsessive - compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder in a nonclinical female samples in the year 2007.
Material and Methods: In this descriptive study, female students of medical sciences in Tehran participated and using SPss software, using Chi square test, Mann-Whitney Test and Fisher test were examined.
Results: The study involved 456 female students 18 to 26. Mean age was 20.5±1.8. The results showed a significant correlation between BDD and OCD. (p=0.043)
Conclusion: Given the significant prevalence of symptoms of BDD in this study, screening for this disorder in high-risk groups reduces many costs resulting from inappropriate treatments. Chance of body dysmorphic disorder symptoms in those with symptoms of obsessive - compulsive was 3.5 times more than the people without symptoms of the disorder, suggests the obcessive nature of body dysmorphic disorder in the study group.
Key words: Obsessive- compulsive disorder, Body dysmorphic disorder, Students of Medical Sciences
Funding: This research was funded partly by Azad University of Medical Sciences.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical approval: The Ethics Committe of Azad University of Medical Sciences approved the study.
How to cite this article: Sahebzamani M, Saghiri S, Safavi M, Alavi Majd H. Relationship Between Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Obcessive - Compulsive Disorder in Students of Tehran Universities of Medical Sciences (A Short Report) J Rafsanjan Univ Med Scie 2012; 11(5): 495-502. [Farsi]
Type of Study:
Short Report |
Subject:
Psychiatry Received: 2020/05/10 | Accepted: 2020/05/10 | Published: 2020/05/10