The medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Family history
Social history
- Is there any evidence of psychosocial stress or strain due to your family situation?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- In the past month, have you often felt down, sadly depressed, or hopeless?
- In the past month, have you had significantly less desire and pleasure in doing things you usually enjoy?
- Do you wash and clean a lot?
- Do you check very much?
- Do you have nagging thoughts that you want to get rid of but can’t?
- Do everyday activities take you a long time?
- Do you worry about order and symmetry?
- What other complaints have you noticed?
- Since when do they occur?
- In what frequency do they occur?
- Was/is there a trigger for the thoughts/actions?
- What are you doing to address these compulsions?
- How does your environment deal with the problem?
- What is your daily routine?
- Do you feel limited in your quality of life?
- Do you feel so bad that you think about death or that it would be better to be dead?* .
Vegetative history including nutritional history.
- Do you eat a balanced diet?
- Do you suffer from binge eating?
- Do you drink alcohol? If so, what drink(s) and how many glasses per day?
- Do you use drugs? If yes, what drugs and how often per day or per week?
Self history incl. medication history.
- Pre-existing conditions (mental health problems)
- Operations
- Allergies
- Medication history
* If this question has been answered with “Yes”, an immediate visit to the doctor is required! (Information without guarantee)
