Prevalence of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Among Bipolar Patients at El-Hussein University Hospital | ||||
| Al-Azhar International Medical Journal | ||||
| Volume 2025, Issue 4, April 2025, Page 163-168 PDF (349.33 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/aimj.2025.446519 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Muhammad Ahmed Lotfy Kamal El Mahdy; Amgad Ahmed Meshref Gabr; Muhammad Mosaad El ghareeb Ahmed | ||||
| Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine for Boys, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Comorbidity between obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and bipolar disorder (BD) makes the presentation and management of both disorders more challenging. Aim and objectives: Raising awareness and providing better healthcare for those with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder in Egypt is our primary goal. Subjects and methods: This study (a cross-sectional study) was conducted at the psychiatry department at Al-Hussein University Hospital. The current study included 110 patients with bipolar disorder attending Al Hussein University Hospital Department of Psychiatry. Result: The percentage of OCD patients in the studied BD population was 26.4%, with a high percentage in the depressive episodes, constituting about 62.1%, followed by 27.6% in the mixed episodes. Twenty patients (72.4%) had OCD symptoms that were either increased during the depression phase (i.e., there was no inter-episode remission) or were limited to the depressive episodes only (i.e., there was inter-episode remission). Conclusion: According to our results, this study highlights the prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) among bipolar disorder (BD) patients and sheds light on the significant clinical burden. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder); Bipolar; Prevalence | ||||
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