PRODROMAL SYMPTOMS IN OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER

Prodromal symptoms were investigated in 30 patients with obsessive-com pulsive disorder. The large majority of patients (93 %) reported at le ast one prodromal symptom before disease onset. Generalized anxiety, i rritability, indecision, phobic and somatic anxiety occurred in about half of patients. Also common were depressive symptoms such as fatigue , lowered self-esteem, depressed mood, pessimism, impaired work, and g uilt. The results suggest a close association of obsessions and compul sions with affective symptoms.