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ArticleBMC psychiatry2025

Phenomenology of repetitive and restrictive behaviors and sensory phenomena in neurodevelopmental disorders: an exploratory study.

A Vigil-Pérez, A Blázquez, B Garcia-Delgar, A E Ortiz, R Borràs, A Morer, RCalvo Escalona, L Lázaro

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A Vigil-PérezDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Institut Clinic de Neurociències, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, Staircase 11 - Floor 3, Barcelona, 08036, Spain. aperezv@clinic.cat.ORCID 0000-0002-5059-6426
A BlázquezDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Institut Clinic de Neurociències, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, Staircase 11 - Floor 3, Barcelona, 08036, Spain.
B Garcia-DelgarDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Institut Clinic de Neurociències, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, Staircase 11 - Floor 3, Barcelona, 08036, Spain.
A E OrtizDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Institut Clinic de Neurociències, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, Staircase 11 - Floor 3, Barcelona, 08036, Spain.
R BorràsFundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona-Institut d´Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain.
A MorerDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Institut Clinic de Neurociències, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, Staircase 11 - Floor 3, Barcelona, 08036, Spain.
RCalvo EscalonaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Institut Clinic de Neurociències, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, Staircase 11 - Floor 3, Barcelona, 08036, Spain.
L LázaroDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Institut Clinic de Neurociències, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, Staircase 11 - Floor 3, Barcelona, 08036, Spain.

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The Carlos III Health Institute PI19/01122
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Abstract

backgroundRepetitive and restrictive behaviors (RRB) include simple motor stereotypes, tics and complex ritualized and rigid behaviors that are core symptoms in neurodevelopmental disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Tourette syndrome (TS) or autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Sensory phenomena (SP) are uncomfortable feelings, including bodily sensations, sense of inner tension, "just-right" perceptions, feelings of incompleteness, or "urge-only" phenomena, which have been described to precede, trigger, or accompany RRB. In such clinical contexts RRB and SP may be considered common variables that affect multiple aspects of daily functioning and are treatment targets.

objectiveThis study aims to further understand RRB and SP phenomenology in children and adolescents diagnosed with OCD, TS or ASD and identify whether specific RRB or SP can distinguish these groups.

methodsWe assessed RRB and SP in participants aged between 6 and 17 with a main diagnosis of OCD (n = 23), TS (n = 19), or ASD (n = 21) with the Repetitive Behavior Scale-Revised (RBS-R) and The University of Sao Paulo-Sensory Phenomena Scale (USP-SPS).

resultsThe RBS-R mean was 17.3 ± 14.9 with no group differences for total RBS-R symptom severity, except for the routine subscale (OCD > ASD, p = 0.03). Ninety percent of participants showed at least one type of SP on the USP-SPS with a mean total severity of 5.3 ± 3.8, with no statistical differences between groups. The most frequent SP subtype was physical sensations (68.4%).

conclusionRRB and SP are transdiagnostic features in neurodevelopmental disorders and the RBS-R and the USP-SPS might be useful in their assessment and treatment plan.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderNeurodevelopmental DisordersObsessive-Compulsive DisorderStereotyped BehaviorTourette SyndromeAdolescentChildFemaleHumansMaleAutism spectrum disorderNeurodevelopmental disordersObsessive–compulsive disorderRepetitive and restrictive behaviorsSensory phenomenaTic disorders

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