Obsessive compulsive symptoms are associated with better functioning independently of cognition in schizophrenia

Although the relationship of obsessive –compulsive symptoms (OCSs) with both cognition and social functioning (SF) has already been the focus of research in schizophrenia, the moderation of the relationship of OCSs with SF by cognition has not been explored to date. We investigated the association of OCSs with SF and its interaction wi th cognition in schizophrenia.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - June 13, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Dimitrios Kontis, Eirini Theochari, Mary Nikolakopoulou, Angeliki Andreopoulou, Dimitrios Vassos, Vasileios Grigoriou, Spyridoula Vassilouli, Dimitra Giannakopoulou, Maria Kouloumbi, Eleftheria Tsaltas Source Type: research