Blasphemous thoughts in obsessive-compulsive disorder: A case series

Obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCDs) are one of the top 10 contributors of debilitating medical illnesses and are the fourth most common psychiatric disorder. Blasphemous thoughts, also known as scrupulosity, as an obsessional theme has piqued curiosities long before it was considered a neurosis. S...

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Published in:Industrial psychiatry journal 2021-10, Vol.30 (3), p.258-262
Main Authors: Ali, Tahoora, Mujawar, Swaleha, Davis, Supriya, Chaudhury, Suprakash, Saldanha, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
blasphemous thoughts
blasphemy
Case Series
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Psychotherapy
scrupulosity
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Summary:Obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCDs) are one of the top 10 contributors of debilitating medical illnesses and are the fourth most common psychiatric disorder. Blasphemous thoughts, also known as scrupulosity, as an obsessional theme has piqued curiosities long before it was considered a neurosis. Such obsessions may or may not have an accompanying compulsion and comprise 5% of the patients of OCD. The case series is of three patients suffering from repetitive, intrusive, ego-dystonic, and distressing blasphemous thoughts, which are extremely distressing to them, rendering them unable to perform any other activity. The symptoms also indicate the presence of comorbid depressive and anxiety disorders, developing secondary to the blasphemous thoughts. Inadequate knowledge in this subtype of OCD mandates the need for more studying and research, especially with new texts suggesting the implementation of faith-assisted psychotherapy in addition to the conventional psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy.
ISSN:0972-6748
0976-2795
DOI:10.4103/0972-6748.328824