Cross-cultural differences in the perception and understanding of obsessive-compulsive disorder in East Asian and Western cultures

This study investigated cultural differences in beliefs about the etiology and management of OCD. Participants were 428 individuals from 13 countries in North America, Western Europe and South Asia who completed a questionnaire about a hypothetical individual who experienced OCD. Principal components analysis of the questionnaire items identified four factors; comparison of the four subscales revealed significant cross-cultural differences in...