Correlates of depression in individuals with obsessive compulsive disorder

Abstract

The existing literature examining the correlates of depression in individuals with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by inconsistent results. The aim of the current study was to replicate and extend the literature by exploring whether various clinical and demographic factors are related to the occurrence of depression in a large sample (N = 243) of individuals with OCD (M age = 33.00; SD = 12.47; 74% female). Individuals with OCD who had elevated comorbid depressive symptoms [Patient Health Questionnaire-9 item (PHQ-9) ≥10] scored significantly higher on all OCD symptom subtypes (p range < 10). Of these variables, obsession severity (β = 0.22, p =.004), OCD contamination subtype (β = 0.16, p =.032) and perfectionism (β = 0.25, p