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Cross-national (Anglo—Irish) differences in obsessional symptoms and traits of personality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

M. J. Kelleher
M. J. Kelleher
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, University of London
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Synopsis

The Leyton Obsessional Inventory, together with 46 questions taken from Sections M–R of the Cornell Medical Index and the short version of the Maudsley Personality Inventory were administered to a group of orthopaedic patients made up of Irish, English, and Irish immigrants. The results indicated that the Irish subjects had more obsessional symptoms and traits and also that they appeared to be more disturbed by the possession of such attributes than did the English. Among the various cultural factors considered, the bachelor state, in the case of the Irish males, and rural dwelling, in the case of Irish females, were associated with the highest obsessional scores. Ways in which the cultural background may be related to the development of obsessional symptoms and traits are discussed and suggestions are made as to the further epidemiological implications of these findings.

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Research Article
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , February 1972 , pp. 33 - 41
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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