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Background: Cognitive deficits could be functioning as an intermediate variable between neurological abnormalities and OCD symptoms. There is lack of such data in our country. Aim : To assess the cognitive functioning of a group of patients with OCD and a group of matched normal controls using Spatial Working Memory Test (SWMT). Method : Patients of OCD were screened for selection criteria. Diagnosis of OCD was made on the basis of DSM IV TR. They were assessed using SWMT for neuro-cognitive impairments and compared the same with matched controls. Conclusions : On SWMT, OCD patients showed significant impairment.
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Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Transtornos Cognitivos/etiologia , Transtornos Cognitivos/psicologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Memória de Curto Prazo , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Testes Neuropsicológicos , Transtorno Obsessivo-Compulsivo/diagnóstico , Transtorno Obsessivo-Compulsivo/psicologia , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Aim : To assess the cognitive functioning of a group of patients with OCD and a group of matched normal controls. Method : Patients of OCD were screened for selection criteria. They were assessed on Wisconson Card Sorting Test (WCST) and Continuous Performance Test (CPT) for neuro-cognitive impairments and compared the same with matched controls. Conclusions : On WCST, clinical group performed poorly, which is statistically significant. On CPT, the patient groups made significantly more wrong responses, more missed responses and took more time to respond, which is statistically significant.
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Adolescente , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Testes Neuropsicológicos , Transtorno Obsessivo-Compulsivo/análise , Transtorno Obsessivo-Compulsivo/complicações , Psicometria , Tempo de Reação , Período Refratário PsicológicoRESUMO
Aim: To assess psychiatric comorbidity in patients of alcohol dependence. Method: All the patients of alcohol dependence attending alcohol and drug de-addiction OPD and adult psychiatry OPD on specific days were screened. Those fulfilling the selection criteria were included in the study. A detailed evaluation was done for socio-demographic variables and history of drug using semi-structured proforma especially prepared for the study. Diagnosis of alcohol dependence was made according to DSM-IV-TR criteria. The patients were seen for co-morbid psychiatric illness by applying Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR I & II (SCID I & II). Results: Out of 37 patients 24 (64.8%) were found to have comorbid psychiatric illness. Axis I and Axis II comorbidity was found in 64.8% and 5.4% of the samples, respectively. Patients of cluster A & B personality were equally distributed in the sample. Patients with more than one comorbidity accounted for 37.8% of the sample. Conclusion: Psychiatric comorbidity in alcohol dependence is very high. Number of comorbid diagnoses in a person may as high as three.