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The relationship between theory of mind and insight in obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Nordic Journal of Psychiatry . May2018, Vol. 72 Issue 4, p273-280. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Background: It is known that obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients with poor insight display more severe neuropsychological impairments than other patients with OCD. There are limited studies of OCD and theory of mind (ToM). Aim: To investigate ToM skills in patients with OCD and the relationship between insight and ToM skills by comparing OCD patients with good and poor insight. Methods: Eighty patients with OCD and 80 healthy controls completed the structured clinical interview for DSM-IV axis I disorders, the Yale Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale, the Beck Anxiety and Beck Depression Inventories, and the Brown Assessment of Beliefs Scale. To assess ToM skills, first- and second-order false-belief tests, a hinting test, a faux pas test, a reading the mind in the eyes test, and a double-bluff test were administered. Results: Patients with OCD had poorer ToM abilities than healthy controls. All ToM scores were significantly lower in the poor insight group than in the good insight group (p < .001). A significant negative correlation was found between the BABS-total scores and all the ToM test mean scores (p < .05). Conclusions: The finding of significantly lower ToM skills in OCD with poor insight than in OCD with good insight may contribute to the idea of OCD with poor insight being a subtype with different clinical and neuropsychological characteristics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08039488
- Volume :
- 72
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Nordic Journal of Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 130021515
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08039488.2018.1436724