Prevalence of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Among Bipolar Patients at El-Hussein University Hospital

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Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine for Boys, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

10.21608/aimj.2025.446519

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.

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