RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Prasko, Jan
A1 Raszka, Michal
A1 Diveky, Tomas
A1 Grambal, Ales
A1 Kamaradova, Dana
A1 Koprivova, Jana
A1 Latalova, Klara
A1 Pastucha, Petr
A1 Sigmundova, Zuzana
T1 OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER AND DISSOCIATION - COMPARISON WITH HEALTHY CONTROLS
JF Biomedical papers
YR 2010
VO 154
IS 2
SP 179
OP 183
DO 10.5507/bp.2010.028
UL https://biomed.papers.upol.cz/artkey/bio-201002-0012.php
AB The aim of our study is to examine if the dissociation can influence the intensity of psychopathology in patients suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder and to compare the levels of dissociation in the groups of the patients and healthy subjects.
Method: Fifty five patients suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder and 123 healthy controls were included into the study. The patients were psychiatrically assessed. The diagnosis was made using ICD-10 research criteria confirmed with structured interview MINI. The subjective intensity of anxiety and depressive symptoms was evaluated using Beck Anxiety Inventory and Beck Depression Inventory. The intensity of obsessions and compulsions was evaluated using Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale. All participants were assessed with the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES).
Results: Level of the psychological dissociation assessed with the DES was correlated with the severity of subjective anxiety (p<0.0001), depression (p<0.0001), and with the severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms (p<0.005). Patients have significantly lower mean score on the DES than healthy controls (p<0.0001).
Conclusion: Our results suggest that the level of psychological dissociation in OCD patients is lower than in healthy controls, and is associated with the severity of anxiety, depression and obsessive compulsive symptoms.