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- Title
The Relationship between Insight and Uncertainty in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
- Authors
Jaafari, Nematollah; Aouizerate, Bruno; Tignol, Jean; El-Hage, Wissam; Wassouf, Issa; Guehl, Dominique; Bioulac, Bernard; Daniel, Marie-Laure; Lacoste, Jerome; Gil, Roger; Burbaud, Pierre; Rotge, Jean-Yves
- Abstract
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the levels of insight and checking-related uncertainty in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Sampling and Methods: Twenty OCD patients with checking compulsions and without current comorbidity were recruited. We used an experimental paradigm that gave subjects the opportunity to check during a decision-making task, thereby allowing for the calculation of a response time index (RTI) as the 'uncertainty cost' during decision-making. The level of insight was assessed with the Brown Assessment of Beliefs Scale (BABS). Results: Regression analyses indicated a significant positive correlation between RTI and BABS scores (r = 0.49). Conclusions: The level of insight is related to cognitive characteristics underlying OCD symptoms, in particular, checking-related uncertainty in checking OCD patients. Study Limitations: The absence of a comparison group and the low number of included patients are the main limitations of the present study. Copyright © 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
OBSESSIVE-compulsive disorder; HUMAN behavior research; PEOPLE with neurosis; NEUROSES; COMPULSIVE behavior
- Publication
Psychopathology, 2011, Vol 44, Issue 4, p272
- ISSN
0254-4962
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000323607