Presence of obsessive compulsive symptoms in primary headache.

Dr. Gregory Minj; Dr. Ajay Kumar Bakhla; Dr. Rishi Tuhin Guria

Volume : VIII, Issue : VII, July - 2019

Presence of obsessive compulsive symptoms in primary headache.

Dr. Gregory Minj, Dr. Ajay Kumar Bakhla, Dr. Rishi Tuhin Guria

Abstract :

Aim: To find out the prevalence of obsessive compulsive symptoms / disorder among patients of headache. Methodology: Patients with headache diagnosed clinically at medicine out patients department were selected for the study. Yale–Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale was applied to find out the prevalence and nature of obsessive compulsive symptoms. Results: A total of 200 patients were participated and it was found that 8.5 % of headache patients had obsessive compulsive disorder. Conclusion: The prevalence of obsessive compulsive disorder among the patients of headache was found to be 8.5 %.