The Comparison of Depressive Rumination among Patients with Major Depressive Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Healthy Individuals

Aim and Major depression disorder (MDD) is comorbid with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The aim of this study was to compare depressing rumination and its components among patients with MDD and OCD and healthy individuals.
Methods and Materials: The current study was a causal-comparative research. The statistical population included all patients with MDD and OCD referred to the clinics, psychiatric centers, and counseling centers in the city of Tabriz, Iran. Using structured clinical interviews based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) and convenience sampling, 30 individuals with MDD and 30 individuals with ODC were selected and compared with a group of 30 healthy matched individuals. The participants completed the Depressive Rumination Inventory. To analyze the data, MANOVA was used in SPSS software.
Findings: The results showed that the mean scores of depressive rumination were significantly higher in patients with MDD and OCD compared to healthy individuals (P Depressive rumination is a common component in both MDD and OCD, and can play a role in the development, maintenance, and severity of the two disorders. This finding could be applied in the diagnosis and treatment of these two disorders.