Prevalence of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Patients With Schizophrenia and Outcome on Positive and Negative Symptoms, Cognition, and Quality of Life

J Nerv Ment Dis. 2019 Apr;207(4):239-245. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000956.

Abstract

The objectives were to examine the prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in hospitalized patients with schizophrenia and to compare the clinical, cognitive, and functional characteristics of schizophrenia patients with and without OCD. This cross-sectional study, performed between May and August 2018, enrolled 308 patients (200 men and 108 women). The prevalence of OCD in patients with schizophrenia was 3.2%. An increase in patients having a mild β was significantly associated with higher social relationship score (β = 1.68) and the Memory Functioning Scale-Informant (MFS-I) version (β = 5.67). OCD did not affect the positive and negative symptoms of these patients. The prevalence of OCD in these patients was low (3.2%). Schizophrenia patients with and without OCD have comparable clinical profiles with few exceptions. The existence of OCD may affect the social relationship quality of life and the MFS-I version.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Cognitive Dysfunction / epidemiology*
  • Cognitive Dysfunction / physiopathology
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Lebanon / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / epidemiology*
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / physiopathology
  • Prevalence
  • Quality of Life*
  • Schizophrenia / epidemiology*
  • Schizophrenia / physiopathology*