Incidence of obsessive-compulsive phenomena in the course of acute schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. |
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Authors: | K Fabisch H Fabisch G Langs H P Huber H G Zapotoczky |
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Institution: | University Clinic of Psychiatry, Auenbruggerplatz 22, A-8036, Graz, Austria. |
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Abstract: | Studies examining OC phenomena in schizophrenic and schizoaffective disorders have shown a prevalence of such phenomena in 1 to 60% of schizophrenic or schizoaffective patients. In this prospective study, about 10% of 150 male patients suffering from acute psychotic disorders (fulfilling DSM-IV criteria for Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder) were found to have OC symptoms. These symptoms showed no correlation to the type and severity of psychosis. As only 19% of the patients with obsessions and compulsions during acute psychosis showed an obsessive-compulsive personality disorder prior to their psychotic episodes, it may be concluded that there is no clear linkage between intrapsychotic OC phenomena and premorbid anancastic personality traits. |
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