Assessment of obsessive beliefs: Comparing individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder to a medical sample.
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry
; 42(1): 1-5, 2011 Mar.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21073999
Cognitive behavior models for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) are based currently on the presence of specific beliefs associated with the disorder. Among these beliefs are inflated responsibility, concerns over thought-action fusion, and overimportance of thoughts. The aim of this study was to compare scores from the subscales of the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire (OBQ-87), developed by the Obsessive-Compulsive Cognitions Working Group (OCCWG, 2001), in 24 patients from an OCD clinic (OCD) and 24 patients from a Medical Clinic (MC) for ambulatory and chronic diseases. All OCD patients were diagnosed using the SCID, and the OCD portion of the SCID was used to rule out patients with OCD from the MC group. The Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (YBOCS) and Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale (DAS) were also administered. The results indicated that, contrary to predictions, in the domains of Tolerance for Uncertainty, Threat estimation, Responsibility and Perfectionism, the MC group presented higher scores than the OCD group. The same findings occurred with DAS, which was significantly correlated with the OBQ. Possible explanations for these findings are discussed, as well as suggestions for future research with both groups.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Comportamento Obsessivo
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Transtorno Obsessivo-Compulsivo
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Holanda