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Incidence of obsessive-compulsive phenomena in the course of acute schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

K. Fabisch ,
H. Fabisch ,
G. Langs ,
H.P. Huber  and
H.G. Zapotoczky
K. Fabisch*
Affiliation:
University Clinic of Psychiatry, Auenbruggerplatz 22, A-8036Graz, Austria
H. Fabisch
Affiliation:
University Clinic of Psychiatry, Auenbruggerplatz 22, A-8036Graz, Austria
G. Langs
Affiliation:
Psychosomatische Klinik Bad Bramstedt/Hamburg, Germany
H.P. Huber
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychology, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, University of Graz, Austria
H.G. Zapotoczky
Affiliation:
University Clinic of Psychiatry, Auenbruggerplatz 22, A-8036Graz, Austria
*
* Correspondence and reprints.
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Summary

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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compulsiveobsessiveschizophrenia
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European Psychiatry , Volume 16 , Issue 6 , September 2001 , pp. 336 - 341
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Copyright © 2001 Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved

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