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Title: Pattern of obsessive-compulsive disorder in eastern Saudi Arabia.
Author: Mahgoub-OM; Abdel-Hafeiz-HB
Abstract:
In 32 Muslim Saudis with obsessive-compulsive disorder, compulsive acts (78%) and doubts (66%) were the commonest forms. Religious themes predominated in both the obsessions and compulsions.
Journal: Br-J-Psychiatry. 1991 Jun; 158: 840-2