Abstract

Objective: The main aim of the study is to assess levels of Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD) among the Faculty Members of University of Baghdad Colleges and to find out the relationship between Levels of Obsessive-compulsive Disorder and demographic Characteristics of the Faculty Members.Methodology: an analytic study design was carried out to identify the prevalence and level of obsessive-compulsive disorder of faculty in university of Baghdad and to find out any relationship between these levels and some demographic characteristics of the faculty members. The instrument was composed of two parts. The first part was socio-demographic characteristic consisting of six items, which include age, gender, marital status, scientific degree, the college and degree of preoccupation; the second part consists of 16 items represents the scale which supposes to measure the levels of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Results: The study revealed that more than half of the faculty members are male; three quarters are married; about half of them are forties years old; about half of them are instructors; and approximately half of faculty members participated in the present study who are from college of engineering and nursing.Finally, the study concludes that the levels of OCD 35.0% of the faculty members have severe level distributed as following 19.0% of female; 16.0% among age group (40-49); 20.0% among instructors; 28.0% among married and 13.0% among college of nursing members. The study recommends that the referral for those faculty members with high levels of OCD to see psychiatrists of psychiatric hospital to assess their conditions and to be prescribed what they need to help reduce their symptoms. The faculty members under high stressful conditions due to higher levels of OCD need to encourage them for joining special sessions of stress management.