Korean J Biol Psychiatry.  2018 May;25(2):31-37. 10.0000/kjbp.2018.25.2.31.

Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Relation to Duration of Schizophrenia

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Keyo Hospital, Uiwang, Korea. nppih@catholic.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Psychiatry, Insung Hospital, Pohang, Korea.

Abstract


OBJECTIVES
The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychopathological features such as depression and anxiety in schizophrenics with obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) as well as the severity of OCS according to duration of schizophrenia.
METHODS
We randomly selected sixty four inpatients with schizophrenia. We classified the patients into two groups (OCS group, non-OCS group) according to the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS). Clinical and demographic features were evaluated. To assess OCS, Y-BOCS were performed. The Korean version of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale(K-PANSS), the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), the Korean version of the Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (K-CDSS), the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) were conducted. Independent t-test and chi-square test were conducted to compare the two groups. Pearson correlation analysis was performed to examine the relationship between the duration of schizophrenia and the Y-BOCS score.
RESULTS
The Y-BOCS, K-CDSS, and BAI scores were higher in the OCS group. There was a significant correlation between the duration of schizophrenia and the Y-BOCS score.
CONCLUSIONS
Anxiety and depression symptoms were severe in the OCS group. In addition, the results of this study indicate that the longer duration of schizophrenia, the more severe the OCS. Therefore, the evaluation of OCS in schizophrenics should be accompanied by treatment intervention.

Keyword

Schizophrenia; Comobidity; Obsessive-compulsive symptoms; Anxiety; Depression; Duration of illness

MeSH Terms

Anxiety
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
Depression
Humans
Inpatients
Schizophrenia*
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