Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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334059 | Psychiatry Research | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
In this study we compared 15 patients with DSM-IV obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) and 31 non-SPD OCD patients. OCD-SPD patients had poorer insight, more negative symptoms, lower functioning, more antipsychotic augmentation and more first-degree relatives with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. A distinct clinical phenotype of OCD associated with SPD should be considered when investigating etiopathogenetic mechanisms.
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Authors
Michael Poyurovsky, Sarit Faragian, Artashez Pashinian, Lilah Heidrach, Camil Fuchs, Ronit Weizman, Lorrin Koran,