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Psychiatry Miscellaneous 22d9c630

All of the following are signs of poor prognosis in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) except?

A
Good social adjustment
B
Coexisting major depression
C
Childhood onset
D
Bizarre compulsions
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. A. Good social adjustmentA good prognosis for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is indicated by good social and occupational adjustment, the presence of a precipitating event, and an episodic nature of symptoms. About one-third of patients with OCD have major depressive disorder, and suicide is a risk for all patients with OCD. A poor prognosis is indicated by yielding to (rather than resisting) compulsions, childhood onset, bizarre compulsions, the need for hospitalization, a coexisting major depressive disorder, delusional beliefs, the presence of overvalued ideas (i.e., some acceptance of obsessions and compulsions), and the presence of a personality disorder (especially schizotypal personality disorder). The obsessional content does not seem to be related to the prognosis.

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