Assessment of the Prevalence and Types of Mental Compulsions in Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in North Karnataka: A Cross-Sectional Study

Mental compulsions were present in over 50% of the study population. They were the most prevalent, following religious, symmetry, and harm-related obsessions. Most of the patients had multiple mental compulsions. The most common types were undoing bad thoughts with good thoughts, followed by praying, reassuring themselves, and repeating phrases or mantras.