Prevalence and clinical characteristics of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder in first-episode psychosis
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Hagen et al., Prevalence and clinical characteristics of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder in first-episode psychosis. BMC Psychiatry 2013, 13(156) 10.1186/1471-244X-13-156Sammendrag
Background:
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in patients with psychotic disorders has been reported to be a
frequent co-morbid disorder in patients with psychotic disorders. The aim of the study determine the prevalence of
OCD in first-episode psychosis and the relationship with clinical characteristics.
Methods:
First-episode psychosis patients (N = 246) consecutively admitted to a comprehensive early psychosis
program were assessed for OCD with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV. Symptom assessment measures
were the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, Global Assessment of Functioning, and the Clinician Rating Scale.
Results:
Twenty-six patients (10.6%) fulfi
lled the criteria for OCD. Patients
with comorbid OCD were younger, had
more depressive symptoms and a high
er rate of suicidal plans or attempts
at index point compared to patients
without OCD. The two groups did not differ with respect to other demographic variables or severity of psychotic
symptoms.
Conclusion:
OCD is a significant comorbid disorder in patients with first-episode psychosis. Since treatment
procedures are different, systematic screening for OCD is warranted.
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This is an open access article which was originally published in BMC Psychiatry and distributed under the terms of the Creative
Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), see http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/13/156.