Cognitive Distortions and Their Relationship with the Onset of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder -A Field Study in a Group of Hospitals in Algeria

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between cognitive distortions and the onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in adolescents in several Algerian hospitals a descriptive approach was adopted by using two scales: Cognitive Disorder Scale by Yasmin Abu Hilal (2018) and Bill Brown (1989) and the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory in a purposive sample of 65 adolescents.Quantitative data were collected and statistical analyzes were conducted leading to the following conclusions.-There is a significant association between cognitive distortions and OCD in adolescence.-The level of cognitive distortions among the adolescent patients is relatively high.-OCD symptom levels are even higher in adolescent patients.