ArticleThe world journal of biological psychiatry : the official journal of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry2018
Neurocognitive function in paediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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- Atypical neurocognitive functioning in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Article
- Dysfunctional Beliefs and Cognitive Performance across Symptom Dimensions in Childhood and Adolescent OCD.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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- Neurocognitive endophenotypes in pediatric OCD probands, their unaffected parents and siblings.Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry · 2021Article
- Developmental Considerations in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Comparing Pediatric and Adult-Onset Cases.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Review
- Cognitive performance in children and adolescents at high-risk for obsessive-compulsive disorder.BMC psychiatry · 2020Article
- A Neurocognitive Comparison of Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling Disorder).Journal of abnormal child psychology · 2020Article
- Challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2019Review
- Impaired cognitive plasticity and goal-directed control in adolescent obsessive-compulsive disorder.Psychological medicine · 2018Article
- Cognitive flexibility and response inhibition in patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThe small body of neuropsychological research in paediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) yields inconsistent results. A recent meta-analysis found small effect sizes, concluding that paediatric OCD may not be associated with cognitive impairments, stressing the need for more research. We investigated neuropsychological performance in a large sample of youths with OCD, while assessing potential moderators.
methodsParticipants with OCD (n = 102) and matched controls (n = 161) were thoroughly screened and blindly evaluated for comorbidities, and completed a neuropsychological battery assessing processing speed, visuospatial abilities (VSA), working memory (WM), non-verbal memory (NVM), and executive functions (EF).
resultsCompared to controls, youths with OCD exhibited underperformance on tasks assessing processing speed. On tests of VSA and WM, underperformance was found only on timed tasks. There were no differences on NVM and EF tasks. Notably, the OCD group's standardised scores were in the normative range. Test performance was not associated with demographic or clinical variables.
conclusionsYouths with OCD exhibited intact performance on memory and EF tests, but slower processing speed, and underperformance only on timed VSA and WM tasks. While the OCD group performed in the normative range, these findings reveal relative weaknesses that may be overlooked. Such an oversight may be of particular importance in clinical and school settings.
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