TY - JOUR AU - ยะผา, นูรอน AU - สายพานิชย์, รัตนา AU - กุลาดี, สัญชัย AU - บุญเกิด, อภิสิทธิ์ AU - วิสาจันทร์, ภัทรพร AU - จุลเกตุ, สุดาวรรณ PY - 2018/06/29 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Patients with Epilepsy at Ramathibodi Hospital JF - Journal of the Psychiatric Association of Thailand JA - J Psychiatr Assoc Thailand VL - 63 IS - 2 SE - Original Articles DO - UR - https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JPAT/article/view/131516 SP - 167-178 AB - <p>Objective : To study the prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder in patients with<br>epilepsy and the association between obsessive-compulsive symptoms and epilepsy.<br>Methods : A cross-sectional study was undertaken at Ramathibodi hospital. 170 participants<br>were diagnosed with epilepsy and agreed to participate in this study. The demographic<br>characteristics were interviewed and diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder were<br>assessed by Thai version of Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.) and<br>obsessive-compulsive symptoms were evaluated by the Thai version of the Florida<br>Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory (FOCI-T). This study used percentage for prevalence<br>of disease, Chi-square for evaluating associations between obsessive-compulsive<br>symptoms and epilepsy.<br>Results : 170 participants were assessed by M.I.N.I. Thai, 5 patients with obsessive<br>compulsive disorder (OCD) were founded (2.9%). When assessed by the FOCI-T there<br>were 29 patients with obsessive-compulsive symptoms (17.06%). The mean age of<br>patients with obsessive-compulsive symptoms was 30.38 years old. The most common<br>obsessive symptom was “Lost things” (55.17%), and the most common compulsive<br>symptom was “Ask repeatedly to make sure they had done the right thing” (65.52%).<br>Conclusion : The proportion of obsessive-compulsive disorder in patients with epilepsy<br>was 2.9% but proportion of obsusive compulsure symptoms was 17.06%. The obsessivecompulsive<br>symptoms can affect the quality of life. Therefore, epilepsy patients with<br>obsessive-compulsive symptoms should be screened and diagnosed.</p> ER -