Do the obsessive-compulsive symptoms have an effect in schizophrenia?

Tiryaki A., Ozkorumak E.

COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY, vol.51, no.4, pp.357-362, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 51 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2009.10.007
  • Journal Name: COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.357-362
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Schizophrenia presents with different symptom domains and functionality during its course. Obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms in schizophrenia have many themes to be clarified. Our aim was to compare schizophrenia patients with and without OC symptoms in terms of symptom domains, cognitive functions, and quality of life.