Variation in Neoplasm in Relation with Production of Different Types of Obsession and Compulsion

Purpose: Find out common form and content of obsessions and compulsions in different neoplasms. Introduction: After diagnosing individuals as a cancer warrior many patients start to follow their spirituality and overvalued ideas strictly. In obsessive compulsive disorder there is a strong connection with spirituality and overvalued ideas. In relation between carcinoma and obsessive compulsive disorder some tumor related to posterior cranial fossa, meninges can initiate obsessive compulsive symptoms. Some childhood brain tumor such as neuroblastoma is also related to obsessive compulsive disorder. Different obsessions and compulsions are caused by hypoactivation of different areas of brain, so different compulsions are found in various neoplasms. Methods: Twenty-four individuals free of obsession and compulsion before diagnosing a case of malignancy have screened by using five screening questions of OCD known as Zohar Fineburg Obsessive Compulsive Screen (Z-FOCS) after diagnosing malignancy. Samples are collected from departments of oncology and pediatric oncology of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. Results: Among these 25 malignant individuals fifteen people are washing and cleaning a lot. Eight people check things a lot. Three people have any thought that keeps bothering them that they would like to get rid of but cannot. Three people take a long time to finish their daily activities. Seventeen people have orderliness or symmetry. Conclusion: Usually obsessive compulsive disorder is related to posterior cranial fossa meningioma. But other types of carcinoma can initiate many obsession and compulsion. In this survey there is only a screening scale named Zohar Fineburg Obsessive Compulsive screening has used. For better assessment other module should be used to identify the relationship between OCD and Cancer accurately.