Relationship of obsessive-compulsive disorders with religion  and  psychosocial attitude among local medical college students of Karachi: An epidemiological study

Asghar, Muhammad Arif; Rehman, Ahad Abdul; Shafiq, Yousra; Siddiq, Afshan; Zehravi, Mehrukh; Khan, Kamran; Asghar, Muhammad Asif; Abedin, Saima

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“…Previous studies have also shown that these three psychiatric symptoms seriously affect the mental health of medical students. For example, Esan et al reported that 51.4% were aware of obsessive-compulsive disorder based on Yale-Brown obsessive compulsive scale(Y-BOCS) among 1,172 medical students ( 39 ). Another cross-sectional study with 471 Brazilian medical students found that possible obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) identified by Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised score >27 among medical students is more common ( 40 ).…”

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The Influence of Self-Esteem and Psychological Flexibility on Medical College Students' Mental Health: A Cross-Sectional Study

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BackgroundMental health problems has become a major public health issue among medical students. Self-esteem and psychological flexibility were important associated factors for mental health, but their relations have not been discussed in medical students. The present study aimed to assess the status of mental health problems among medical students and identified whether psychological flexibility had a mediating role in the effects of self-esteem on the top three most common psychological symptoms.MethodsA total of 810 undergraduate students from 18 classes comprised in the sample. Nine dimensions of psychological symptoms was assessed by the Symptom Checklist-90-revised (SCL-90-R). Self-esteem was measured by the Self-esteem Scale (SES) and psychological flexibility was evaluated by the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire 2nd Edition (AAQ-II) and Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (CFQ-F). Univariate analysis and logistic regression analysis were used to determine the relationship among the top three common psychological symptoms, self-esteem, psychological flexibility, and participants' characteristics. The mediating effect of psychological flexibility between self-esteem and psychological symptoms was detected by bootstrap method.Results57.8% of the medical undergraduate students reported positive at least one of the nine psychological symptom dimensions assessed by the SCL-90-R and 13.8% of students had moderate or more severe symptoms. The symptoms of obsessive-compulsiveness, interpersonal sensitivity, and depression were the three most common psychological symptoms among the medical students. Meanwhile, self-esteem and psychological flexibility were negatively associated to the symptoms of obsessive-compulsiveness, interpersonal sensitivity, and depression. And, almost 50% effects of self-esteem on these three symptoms in medical students exert indirect effects through psychological flexibility.ConclusionsPsychological distress was quite common in the Chinese medical students. The three most common psychological symptoms were successively obsessive-compulsiveness, interpersonal sensitivity, and depression. Low self-esteem and psychological inflexibility might be the risk factors for these top three symptoms, and psychological flexibility might play a mediating role in the effects of self-esteem on these psychological symptoms.

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“…Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is reported to be the fourth most frequent mental disorder worldwide [ 5 , 6 ]. OCD prevalence varies over age, regions, and others.…”

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Prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) among Iraqi undergraduate medical students in time of COVID-19 pandemic

Taher

Alfadhul

Abutiheen

et al. 2021

Middle East Curr Psychiatry

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Background Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common mental disorder affecting millions of people. Its onset and peak are during late teens making university students a priority target. Medical student perhaps is at greater risk for developing OCD while corona COVID-19 is expected to more exaggerate symptoms mainly with extra hygiene and cleanliness practices. The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of OCD symptoms among Iraqi medical students, and to assess the associated psychological symptoms and its correlates. An analytic cross-sectional study was conducted among Iraqi medical students during the period from August to October 2020. An online anonymous, voluntary, and self-administered questionnaire based on the 18 questions Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised scale (OCI-R) was used to collect the data. Results A total of 1644 students had filled the questionnaire. Females were 1116 (67.9%), while 1153 (70.1%) had reported accompanying mental symptoms. Of which worry and stress were the most prevalent with 674 (25.9%) and 617 (23.7%) respectively. However, 707 (43%) have probable OCD symptoms that need further assessment. Unpleasant thoughts were the most prevalent symptoms with 51.8%. Surprisingly, the washing and contamination scales were low at 14% and 19.4% while repeating certain numbers was the least with 8%. OCD symptoms were significantly related to younger age and earlier years of study. Further, all accompanied mental symptoms were significantly associated with probable OCD status. Conclusion High prevalence of OCD among medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic. No association of OCD with gender and family history. Younger students and early years of study were more likely to suffer from OCD symptoms.

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“…OCD had a high level of comorbidity with other mental diseases (Ruscio et al ., 2010; Quarantini et al ., 2011; Subramaniam et al ., 2012), physical disorders (Subramaniam et al ., 2012), and also had a connection with suicidal actions (Fernández de la K amath et al ., 2007; Torres et al ., 2011; Huz et al ., 2016; Cruz et al ., 2017). In several studies in different regions, OCD’s lifetime prevalence range mostly was calculated from 1.8% to 3.3% (Karno et al ., 1988; Weissman et al ., 1994; Mohammadi et al ., 2004; Ruscio et al ., 2010; Subramaniam et al ., 2012; Jaisoorya et al ., 2017), and OCD is mentioned as the fourth most common mental disease in some studies (Grant, 2014; Veale & Roberts, 2014; Ansari et al ., 2020; Asghar et al ., 2020).…”

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The COVID-19 pandemic and obsessive-compulsive disorder: a systematic review of comparisons between males and females

Jalalifar

Arad

Rastkar

et al. 2023

Acta Neuropsychiatr.

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Objective: Coronavirus disease, one of the most disastrous epidemics, has caused a worldwide crisis, and the containment measures applied to decelerate the progression of the pandemic can increase the risk of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Identifying vulnerable groups in this area can lead us to better resource expenditure, and therefore, this systematic review aims to make a comparison between males and females to determine which of the two groups was most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic regarding OCD. Also, a meta-analysis was designed to investigate the prevalence of OCD during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted among three databases (Medline, Scopus, Web of Science) until August 2021 which resulted in 197 articles, and 24 articles met our inclusion criteria. Results: Overall, more than half of the articles stated the role of gender in OCD during the COVID-19 pandemic. Several articles emphasized the role of the female gender, and some others the role of the male gender. The meta-analysis revealed a 41.2% overall prevalence of OCD during the COVID pandemic and 47.1% and 39.1% OCD prevalence for female and male genders respectively. However, the difference between the two genders was not statistically significant. Conclusion: It seems that females are at greater risk of OCD during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the following groups, the female gender may have acted as a risk factor: under-18 years students, hospital staff, and the studies in the Middle East. In none of the categories, male gender was clearly identified as a risk factor.

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Relationship of obsessive-compulsive disorders with religion and psychosocial attitude among local medical college students of Karachi: An epidemiological study

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The Influence of Self-Esteem and Psychological Flexibility on Medical College Students' Mental Health: A Cross-Sectional Study

The Influence of Self-Esteem and Psychological Flexibility on Medical College Students' Mental Health: A Cross-Sectional Study

Prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) among Iraqi undergraduate medical students in time of COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic and obsessive-compulsive disorder: a systematic review of comparisons between males and females

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