Obsessive Compulsive Disorder as Dilemma of New Generation: Its Prevalence and Underlying Problems

Background: Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is mark by exaggerated or recurrent thoughts; it is a continuing, take care of, and high-priced neuropsychiatric infirmity. It is pathologically mediated in various counterirritant neuronal circuits which are answerable for cure pharmacotherapeutic and psychotherapeutic participation. Objective: The aim of our survey is to find out the prevalence and acknowledgment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder among the population of Karachi and to find out that which age group is mostly affected by this disorder. Methodology: The study was conducted among people of Karachi (n = 97) including all age groups belonging to various categories of our society. The study is based on an open ended questionnaire on general OCD symptoms and general interviews which were taken at different places. After careful evaluations, results interpret separately for children and adults to find out the possible aggravated symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) most prevailing in the population. Result: Results found that Children under 16 years are unaware of this disease, and this age group get angry very frequently, while in adult population, the awareness about the disease is noticed, while high percentage of selfie capturing habit is also observed along with frequently get angry. Conclusion: We have concluded that OCD is more prevailing disorder and almost every age group is observed to be affected; the most discreditable thing is that people are unaware of this, there are several practices which people think are normal but these practices with the passage of time become anomalous, one of these practices is selfie capturing habit which is more prevailing in the young generation. It is need to educate and counsel the new generation that this is not a normal practice and it shows their disease state. We also need to know the factors which lead the people to become obsessed, for this more research work are needed to learn the consequences of this epidemic.

Author(s): Somia Gul and Saima Ayub

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