OBJECTIVE: Although recently number of studies about comorbidity of Bipolar Disorder (BPD) and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) has increased, studies about OCD comorbidity in patients diagnosed with BPD in remission period are limited. In this study, it is aimed to compare patients diagnosed with BPD during remission, Bipolar Disorder- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder comorbidity (BPD+OCD) and OCD in terms of cognitive processes.
MATERIAL AND METHOD: 34 patients diagnosed with BPD, 33 patients with BPD and OCD comorbidity, and 41 patients with OCD were included to this study . Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) were used to evaluate whether the BPD patient were in remission or not. During the interview with the patients, a form with questions regarding the sociodemographic information and clinical data was filled out. Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Rating Scale (YBOCS) was administered to the patients. The patients were asked to fill out the Metacognition Questionnaire (MCQ) and the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire (OBQ).
RESULTS: There was no statistically significant difference between the patient groups in terms of sociodemographic data. Although there was no significant difference in terms of disease severity in YBOCS between the BPD+OCD and OCD groups , in terms of symptom distribution, sexual obsessions were significantly higher in BPD+OCD group (p
Key words: Bipolar Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Obsessive Beliefs, Metacognition
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