Neurological soft signs in obsessive compulsive disorder with good and poor insight


KARADAĞ R. F., Tumkaya S., Kirtas D., Efe M., Alacam H., Oguzhanoglu N. K.

PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, vol.35, no.4, pp.1074-1079, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2011.03.003
  • Journal Name: PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1074-1079
  • Keywords: Obsessive compulsive disorder, Insight, Neurological soft signs, OVERVALUED IDEAS, SCHIZOPHRENIC-PATIENTS, ADULT OUTPATIENTS, SCALE, RELIABILITY, PREDICTORS, VALIDITY, MEMORY
  • Gazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a clinically heterogeneous disorder; OCD with poor insight has been suggested to be a specific clinical subtype. Neurological soft signs (NSSs) may be helpful to identify the specific subtypes of OCD patients.