Scrupulosity Disorder and Ecclesiogenic Neurosis as a Subtype of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Dynamics and Difficulties in Therapy Cover Image

Skrupuły i nerwica eklezjogenna jako podtyp zaburzeń obsesyjno-kompulsyjnych - dynamika i problemy terapeutyczne
Scrupulosity Disorder and Ecclesiogenic Neurosis as a Subtype of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Dynamics and Difficulties in Therapy

Author(s): Kamil Kubiak
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Gdańskie Seminarium Duchowne, Kuria Metropolitalna Gdańska
Keywords: scrupulosity disorder ; ecclesiogenic neurosis ; obsessive-compulsive disorder

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses scrupulosity disorder and ecclesiogenic neurosis and shows their similarity to obsessive-compulsive disorder described in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases ICD-11. It shows the most important differences between the scrupulosity disorder, ecclesiogenic neurosis and obsessive-compulsive disorder, the differences which result in difficulties in therapy and from the perspective of the patient. At the beginning, the article presents a description of obsessive-compulsive disorder and proposes a diagram of the dynamics of the symptoms of this disorder. Later, in this diagram the symptoms typical of the scrupulosity disorder and ecclesiogenic neurosis are included, and the difficulties in their therapy are discussed.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 50
  • Page Range: 149-160
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish