Abstract

RODRIGUEZ BIGLIERI, Ricardo. Cognitive Profile Of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Patients: Preliminary Data. Anu. investig. [online]. 2008, vol.15, pp.00-00. ISSN 1851-1686.

The article presents preliminary findings from a doctoral thesis framework assessing the cognitive profile of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) patients. The Obsessive Belief Questionnaire and the Thought-Action Fusion Scale were completed by 30 obsessive-compulsive disorder patients (OCD), 30 patients with other anxiety disorders (AC), and 32 community controls (CC). The comparisons showed that CC group had signifi- cantly lower scores than both AC and CC groups in all variables evaluated. The OCD group had significantly higher scores than AC in importance and control of intrusive thoughts, responsibility for harm, overestimation of threat, and in moral and likelihood for events happening to other people components of thought-action fusion (TAF) beliefs. There were not statistically differences between OCD and AC groups in perfectionism and need for certainty, and in likelihood for events happening to oneself component of TAF beliefs. Therefore, these later beliefs could be understood as common factors related to all anxiety disorders, instead of specifically OCD related beliefs.

Keywords : Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; Beliefs; Anxiety Disorders; Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire.

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