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Q How frequently do obsessive-compulsive symptoms occur in people with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders?
METHODS
Design:
Cross sectional study.
Setting:
Two Veterans Administration outpatient mental health clinics, Gainesville, USA.
Population:
100 adults with schizophrenic or schizoaffective disorder (DSM-IV; 98% male; mean age 47 years). Exclusions: <18 years old; unable to provide coherent description of symptoms; or too agitated to participate.
Assessment:
All participants were assessed for the presence of obsessive-compulsive symptoms over the past six months (Part A of the Florida Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (FOCI), Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)). A subset of participants (n = 58) agreed to a second interview which included independent assessment of social and occupational function (Social and Occupational Functioning Scale (SOFAS)) and schizophrenia symptoms (Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale …
Footnotes
For correspondence: Dr M Byerly, U T Southwestern, Psychiatry, 6363 Forest Park Road, Suite 651, Dallas 75235, TX, USA; Matt.Byerly{at}utwestern.edu
Sources of funding: National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, USA; National Institute of Mental Health, USA.