Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Schizophrenia

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: De Haan, Lieuwe (Editor), Schirmbeck, Frederike (Editor), Zink, Mathias (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurology.; Psychiatry.; Clinical psychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Clinical Psychology.

This book summarizes scientific advances in our understanding of the interrelationship between obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) and schizophrenia and reflects on the implications for future research directions. In addition, guidelines are provided on practical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment...

Table of Contents:

• From diagnostic entities to multidimensional concepts in psychiatry: Comorbid psychiatric disorders in Schizophrenia
• Comorbid psychiatric disorders in OCD: The Spectrum-Concept
• Phenomenology: Clinical presentation of OCS in patients with psychotic disorders (psychopathology, classification, diagnosis)
• Epidemiology: Dimensional overlap: Schizotypic OCD, schizo-obsessive disorder
• Associations of comorbid OCS with psychotic and affective symptoms and general functioning
• Neurobiology: The neurocognitive impact of comorbid OCS in schizophrenia
• GxE interactions in the pathogenesis of OCS in schizophrenia
• Neurophysiological and Neuroimaging results
• Effects of antipsychotic treatment on OCS
• Therapeutical interventions
• Augmentation and combination strategies
• Cognitive behavioural therapy
• Directions of further research.