The Relationship Between Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders and Childhood Chronic Functional Constipation

Pedram Ataee; Hadi Badiee; Soleiman Mohammadzadeh; Borhan Moradveisi; Daem Roshani; Rasoul Nasiri; Alireza Eskandarifar; Armen Malekiantaghi; Kambiz Eftekhari

doi:10.18502/acta.v59i8.7257

Pedram Ataee Liver and Digestive Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Hadi Badiee Department of Pediatrics, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Soleiman Mohammadzadeh Department of Psychiatry, Neuroscience Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Borhan Moradveisi Department of Pediatrics, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Daem Roshani Social Determinates of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Rasoul Nasiri Lung Disease and Allergy Research Center, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Alireza Eskandarifar Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Armen Malekiantaghi Department of Pediatric, Bahrami Children’s Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Kambiz Eftekhari Department of Pediatric, Bahrami Children’s Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/acta.v59i8.7257

Keywords: Children; Chronic functional constipation; Obsessive-compulsive disorders

Abstract

Chronic constipation is one of the most common problems in children. It can cause anxiety and psychological problems in patients and parents. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD) in children with chronic functional constipation. This is a case-control study performed at the gastroenterology clinic of Besat Hospital Sanandaj for one year. The children aged 7-14-year-old with chronic functional constipation were selected as a case group, and the healthy children were recruited as a control group, who referred for growth control. Then, the Maudsley questionnaire for obsessive-compulsive disorders was completed by a trained assistant. With this questionnaire, the presence or absence of OCD and its type can be determined. Forty-three children were selected as the case group and sixty-seven children as the control group. The mean age of the case and control group was 9.3±1.5 and 8.8±1.6 years, respectively. Based on the results, there was a significant difference between the groups in terms of checking, cleaning, slowness, doubting, and total obsessive score (P˂0.05). Therefore, all five types of obsessive-compulsive disorder in the case group were greater than the control group. Obsessive-compulsive disorders were more common in children with functional constipation, and the total obsessive score in these children than the healthy children was a significant difference.