Can obsessions drive you mad? Longitudinal evidence that obsessive-compulsive symptoms worsen the outcome of early psychotic experiences

F. van Dael, J van Os, R. de Graaf, M. ten Have, L. Krabbendam, I. Myin-Germeys

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Abstract

Objective: Although there is substantial comorbidity between psychotic disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), little is known about how these clinical phenotypes, and their subclinical extended phenotypes, covary and impact on each other over time. This study examined cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between both (extended) phenotypes in the general population.Method: Data were obtained from the three waves of the NEMESIS-study. A representative population sample of 7076 participants were assessed using the composite international diagnostic interview (CIDI) at baseline (T
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)136-146
Number of pages11
JournalActa psychiatrica scandinavica
Volume123
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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