Can Untreated OCD Lead to Schizophrenia?

It should be noted that if obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is left untreated it does not cause schizophrenia since the two are rather different diseases. Here, Davis says these two trials are derived from two different kinds of anxiety, although they have several symptoms in common.

The concerns that one has with OCD and schizophrenia are different. While one person with schizophrenia may have paranoia, a special type of delusion, where the patient is convinced that somebody wants to harm him or her, a person with OCD will fear that something terrible will occur.

The exaggerated pictures in OCD are mostly quite localized like fear of contamination, whereas in schizophrenia, the delusional beliefs can encompass many different aspects of a particular behavior within a delusional theme. As stated by the DSM-5-TR, the fears in OCD are further characterized by specific repetitive behaviors termed compulsions and made use of directly to counter a particular fear.

Possibly, the major distinction between schizophrenia and OCD is that the former is characterized by a misleading perception of reality. More specifically someone with schizophrenia thinks that the thoughts, delusions, and hallucinations are all real.