Schizotypal, Dissociative, and Imaginative Processes in a Clinical OCD Sample. Issue 6 (7th April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Paradisis, Stella‐Marie; Aardema, Frederick; Wu, Kevin D.
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical psychology. Volume 71:Issue 6(2015:Jun.)
• Page Start: 606
• Page End: 624
• Publication Date: 2015-04-07
• Subjects: Psychology -- Periodicals; 616.89
• DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22173
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-9762

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="jclp22173-sec-0010" sec-type="section"> <title>Objective</title> <p>Previous research in a nonclinical sample has suggested that schizotypal, dissociative, and imaginative processes may play a role in obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms (Aardema & Wu, <xref ref-type="link" rid="jclp22173-bib-0005">2011</xref>). The present study aims to extend these findings in a clinical sample.</p> </sec> <sec id="jclp22173-sec-0020" sec-type="section"> <title>Method</title> <p> <italic>N</italic> = 75 adults (mean age = 37.99; 61.3% female), meeting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision, diagnostic criteria for OCD completed a battery of self‐report questionnaires measuring schizotypal, dissociative, and imaginative processes.</p> </sec> <sec id="jclp22173-sec-0030" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>Hierarchical regression analyses revealed inferential confusion and dissociation to be the strongest predictors of OCD symptoms, replicating and extending the findings by Aardema and Wu (<xref ref-type="link" rid="jclp22173-bib-0005">2011</xref>).</p> </sec> <sec id="jclp22173-sec-0040" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusion</title> <p>Results support the notion that inferential confusion and dissociation are important variables to consider in understanding symptoms of OCD independently from obsessive beliefs and negative mood states.</p> </sec> </abstract>