Obsessive–compulsive disorder, anxiety disorders, and self-esteem: an exploratory study

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Ehntholt, K., Salkovskis, P. M. and Rimes, K. A., 1999. Obsessive–compulsive disorder, anxiety disorders, and self-esteem: an exploratory study. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 37 (8), pp. 771-781.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0005-7967(98)00177-6

Abstract

n a preliminary investigation of the link between self-esteem and obsessional problems, patients with OCD were compared with people suffering from other anxiety disorders and non-anxious controls. A questionnaire was devised which allowed the reliable coding of open ended responses focussed on issues surrounding self-worth; standardized measures of self-esteem and clinical symptomatology were also administered. Results indicated that both clinical groups differed significantly from non-clinical controls on generalized self-esteem assessments. There was some evidence of OCD specific effects; obsessionals were more likely than anxious controls to link their self-worth to other people and their relationships. They also regarded the possibility of causing harm as likely to result in other people making extreme negative and critical judgements of them; the other groups expected the responses of others towards them to be more lenient. The implications for future research and for treatment of OCD are discussed.

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