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ObjectiveTo study the prospective memory deficits of obsessive-compulsive disorder patients and unaffected first-degree relatives of patients， so as to validate the possibility of prospective memory as an endophenotype of obsessive-compulsive disorder. MethodsHealthy controls， obsessive-compulsive disorder patients and unaffected first-degree relatives of patients， each with 25 cases， matched for age， education， gender， IQ and marriage status were enrolled. The standardized prospective memory paradigm with a multi-trial design was conducted， and the accuracy was used as an indicator of prospective memory function. ResultsThe accuracy of event- and time-based prospective memory tasks of obsessive-compulsive disorder patients was lower than that of healthy controls， with statistical differences ［（0.74±0.24） vs. （0.88±0.13）， d=-0.140， P=0.044； （0.77±0.21） vs. （0.93±0.10）， d=-0.164， P=0.011］. The accuracy of event-based prospective memory task of unaffected first-degree relatives was also lower than that of healthy controls， with statistical difference ［（0.73±0.20） vs. （0.88±0.13）， d=-0.144， P=0.036］. ConclusionObsessive-compulsive disorder patients has extensive prospective memory deficits， indicating that prospective memory may be an endophenotype of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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ObjectiveTo explore the predictive role of the degree of prospective memory impairment on the treatment response to Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors （SSRIs） in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. MethodsA total of 30 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder who met the diagnostic criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders， fourth edition， text revision （DSM-IV-TR） were selected， and all patients were treated with SSRIs for 4 weeks. The severity of obsessive-compulsive symptom was assessed using Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale （Y-BOCS）， and the efficacy was evaluated by the reduction rate of Y-BOCS score. Moreover， the performance of event-based， time-based and activity-based prospective memory tasks were compared before and after treatment. ResultsAfter treatment， the total Y-BOCS score of patients was lower than before treatment ［（27.07±4.63） vs. （24.87±5.93）， F（1，29）=4.984， P=0.033］， meantime， the performance of event- and time- based prospective memory tasks was improved ［（0.78±0.21） vs. （0.88±0.11）， F（1，29）=9.022， P=0.005； （0.81±0.17） vs. （0.91±0.11）， F（1，29）=9.063， P=0.005］. Correlation analysis showed that the performance of event-based prospective memory at baseline was positively correlated with the reduction of Y-BOCS score （r=0.478， P=0.014）. The event-based prospective memory performance at baseline could positively predict the treatment response to SSRIs treatment in patients （β=0.441， P=0.014）. ConclusionThe event-based prospective memory function of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder can positively predict SSRIs treatment outcome， and patients with better prospective memory performance yield better treatment responses.