Background: There are very few studies examining the role of life events in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Moreover, these studies have methodological limitations and have reported contradictory findings. Objective: To examine the frequency of life events in patients with OCD as compared to normal healthy controls. Methodology: 10 patients fulfilling ICD-10 DCR criteria of OCD were rated with Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOCS), Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) and Presumptive Stressful Life Events Scale (PSLES). A group of 10 normal controls were also rated on PSLES. Finally, both groups were compared in terms of life events. Results: The frequency of life events, six months (t=3.95, p=.001) and lifetime (t=5.53, p
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Sarkhel, S., Praharaj, S. K., & Sinha, V. K. (2011). Role of life events in obsessive compulsive disorder. Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences, 48(3), 182–185. https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v15i2.57961