Presence of obsessive compulsive symptoms in first-episode schizophrenia or related disorders is associated with subjective well-being and quality of life.
Summary of "Presence of obsessive compulsive symptoms in first-episode schizophrenia or related disorders is associated with subjective well-being and quality of life."
AIM:
The study aims to evaluate whether the presence of obsessive compulsive symptoms (OCS) in first-episode schizophrenia patients is associated with subjective well-being or quality of life.
METHODS:
This study used a cross-sectional study of consecutively diagnosed patients with a first episode of schizophrenia or related disorder.
RESULTS:
There were 23 out of 198 (12%) consecutively assessed patients that reported co-morbid OCS. Co-morbid OCS were associated with a lower mean total score on a subjective well-being scale (P ≤ 0.001), especially on the social integration subscale (P = 0.002) and emotional regulation subscale (P = 0.008), and lower scores on subjective aspects of quality of life (P = 0.043), especially concerning mental health (P = 0.001) and physical health (P = 0.002).
CONCLUSION:
These results support the clinical relevance of OCS co-morbidity in schizophrenia or related disorders and the need for research into specific interventions.
Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, Early Psychosis, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Early intervention in psychiatry
ISSN: 1751-7893
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Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22747797
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7893.2012.00377.x
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Schizophrenia, Paranoid
A chronic form of schizophrenia characterized primarily by the presence of persecutory or grandiose delusions, often associated with hallucination.
Obsessive-compulsive Disorder
An anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent, persistent obsessions or compulsions. Obsessions are the intrusive ideas, thoughts, or images that are experienced as senseless or repugnant. Compulsions are repetitive and seemingly purposeful behavior which the individual generally recognizes as senseless and from which the individual does not derive pleasure although it may provide a release from tension.
Outcome And Process Assessment (health Care)
Evaluation procedures that focus on both the outcome or status (OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT) of the patient at the end of an episode of care - presence of symptoms, level of activity, and mortality; and the process (ASSESSMENT, PROCESS) - what is done for the patient diagnostically and therapeutically.
Acute Coronary Syndrome
An episode of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA that generally lasts longer than a transient anginal episode but that does not usually result in MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.
Schizophrenia, Catatonic
A type of schizophrenia characterized by abnormality of motor behavior which may involve particular forms of stupor, rigidity, excitement or inappropriate posture.
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