Objective: This study aimed to examine the relationship between obsessive compulsive symptoms and religious attitudes. Method: A total of 80 people, 40 females and 40 males, randomly selected between the ages of 18 and 65 participated in the study. Participants were given Sociodemographic Information Form, the Padua Inventory, and Ok Religious Attitude Scale. Results: Based on the findings, there was no statistically significant relationship between obsessive compulsive symptoms subscales and religious attitudes. According to results related to sociodemographic variables, no statistically significant difference was found between sociodemographic variables of the participants and obsessive compulsive symptoms. No statistically significant difference was found between the religious attitudes of the participants and their sociodemographic variables. Conclusion: Because the number of study for understanding these variable is limited in Turkey, It can be considered that the findings of the study related to obsessive-compulsive symptoms and religious attitudes is contributive in terms of providing further information for future research.

Aim: Few studies have investigated the effect of tic disorder (TD) co-occurring with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) on smoking, alcohol use disorders (AUD) and substance use disorders (SUD). The present study aimed to investigate whether the presence of TD in adults with OCD is associated with differences in AUD/SUD, smoking, and adult-life variables including education, unemployment, marital status, and suicide attempts. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional observational study, we examined 559 adults with OCD, with or without TD, in terms of smoking, alcohol and substance use disorders (AUD/SUD) and adult-life variables including education, unemployment, marital status and suicide attempts (SA). Results: Fifty-four patients (9.66%) had current or past TD. Individuals with and without TD had similar prevalence of AUD/SUD and smoking and similar severity of OCD, anxiety and depressive symptoms. OCD+TD group was characterized by earlier OCD onset, male predominance, and low marriage prevalence. Educational attainment, unemployment rate and history of SA did not show any difference. Conclusion: TD accompanying OCD in adults does not worsen OCD severity, predisposition to harmful substances, educational attainment, unemployment rate or history of SA, although it appears to influence marital status.