TY - JOUR
T1 - Personality differences between obsessive-compulsive disorder subtypes
T2 - Washers versus checkers
AU - Horesh, N.
AU - Dolberg, O. T.
AU - Kirschenbaum-Aviner, N.
AU - Kotler, M.
PY - 1997/8/8
Y1 - 1997/8/8
N2 - Personality differences between 'washer' and 'checker' subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were explored. Fifty-one OCD patients were recruited from several outpatient clinics in Central Israel. OCD was diagnosed according to DSM-III-R using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R, and personality disorders were diagnosed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R Personality Disorders. Washers were much more likely to have personality disorders than checkers. Personality disorders were diagnosed in 12 of 13 washers vs. three of 11 checkers (x2 = 10.75, Fisher's exact test, P < 0.001, d.f. = 1, odds ratio = 32, CI = 2.8- 365) and 21 of 27 patients with mixed OCD symptoms. The results support the validity of the washer-checker subdivision and might explain the relative refractoriness of washers to conventional intervention.
AB - Personality differences between 'washer' and 'checker' subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were explored. Fifty-one OCD patients were recruited from several outpatient clinics in Central Israel. OCD was diagnosed according to DSM-III-R using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R, and personality disorders were diagnosed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R Personality Disorders. Washers were much more likely to have personality disorders than checkers. Personality disorders were diagnosed in 12 of 13 washers vs. three of 11 checkers (x2 = 10.75, Fisher's exact test, P < 0.001, d.f. = 1, odds ratio = 32, CI = 2.8- 365) and 21 of 27 patients with mixed OCD symptoms. The results support the validity of the washer-checker subdivision and might explain the relative refractoriness of washers to conventional intervention.
KW - Comorbidity
KW - Diagnosis
KW - Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
KW - Personality disorders
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U2 - 10.1016/s0165-1781(97)00054-1
DO - 10.1016/s0165-1781(97)00054-1
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C2 - 9271792
AN - SCOPUS:0030835366
SN - 0165-1781
VL - 71
SP - 197
EP - 200
JO - Psychiatry Research
JF - Psychiatry Research
IS - 3
ER -
