Cognitive dysfunctions in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder compared to the patients with schizophrenia patients: Relation to overvalued ideas

Kitis, Arzu; Akdede, BERNA; ALPTEKİN, KÖKSAL; Akvardar, Yidiz; Arkar, Haluk; Erol, Almila; Kaya, Nezaket

doi:10.1016/j.pnpbp.2006.06.022

Cognitive dysfunctions in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder compared to the patients with schizophrenia patients: Relation to overvalued ideas

Kitis A., Akdede B. B., ALPTEKİN K., Akvardar Y., Arkar H., Erol A., ...More

PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, vol.31, no.1, pp.254-261, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Review
Volume: 31 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2007
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2006.06.022
Journal Name: PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.254-261
Keywords: cognition, obsessive-compulsive disorder, overvalued ideas, schizophrenia
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The clinical overlaps between schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) seem to be related to thought disorders involving obsessions, overvalued ideas, and delusions. Overvalued ideas are beliefs failing in between obsessions and delusions and are stronger than obsessions but weaker than delusions. The goal of the present study was to compare patients with OCD to those with schizophrenia in terms of cognitive functions and to relate cognition and overvalued ideas in OCD.