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Table 2 Identity scale presented in order of symptoms mostly highly endorsed as ‘related’ to OCD (n = 272–276)

From: Testing the psychometric properties of the illness perceptions questionnaire for OCD (IPQ-O)

 

N endorsing symptom

Percentage of respondents

Sample N

Compulsive behaviours or rituals (e.g. Handwashing, checking, counting silently to yourself, reassurance seeking)

265

96.0%

276

Obsessions (unpleasant thoughts, images or impulses that come into your mind repeatedly)

263

95.3%

274

Irrational thoughts

250

90.6%

276

Anxiety

244

88.4%

275

Feelings of unease

235

85.1%

275

Thinking too much about things

234

84.8%

276

Worrying too much

224

81.2%

276

Feeling tense

223

80.8%

276

Difficulty concentrating

209

75.7%

275

Low mood

206

74.6%

276

Always expecting the worst to happen

204

73.9%

275

Hypervigilance (constantly looking for danger, threats or harm)

199

72.1%

276

A fixed way of thinking

187

67.8%

276

Irritability

185

67.0%

275

Feeling withdrawn

174

63.0%

276

Restlessness

170

61.6%

273

Difficulty experiencing pleasure

169

61.2%

273

Paranoia

156

56.5%

273

Suicidal thoughts

154

55.8%

276

Lacking energy or motivation

148

53.6%

272

Sleep problems

146

52.9%

276

Feeling ‘dissociated’ or disconnected from yourself

136

49.3%

276

Disorientation

83

30.1%

273