Longitudinal aspects of obsessive compulsive cognitions in a non-clinical sample: A five-year follow-up study

Abstract The cognitive behavioural models of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) have stressed the role of cognitions, not only in aetiology but also in maintenance of the disorder. Little is known about the temporal relations between obsessive-compulsive cognitions and OCD symptoms. The aim of this...

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Published in:Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry 2011-09, Vol.42 (3), p.317-324
Main Authors: Novara, Caterina, Pastore, Massimiliano, Ghisi, Marta, Sica, Claudio, Sanavio, Ezio, McKay, Dean
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anxiety disorders. Neuroses
Anxiety-Depression
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition
Contamination
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Growth curve modelling
Humans
Impaired control
Medical sciences
Models, Statistical
Obsessive compulsive beliefs
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - diagnosis
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - psychology
Obsessive-compulsive disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive neuroses
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Self Report
Structural equation modelling
Symptoms
Time Factors
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Summary:Abstract The cognitive behavioural models of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) have stressed the role of cognitions, not only in aetiology but also in maintenance of the disorder. Little is known about the temporal relations between obsessive-compulsive cognitions and OCD symptoms. The aim of this study was to carry out a prospective assessment of OCD related beliefs and symptoms in a non-clinical sample. A total of 99 university students completed the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire (OBQ), Padua Inventory (PI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Worry Domain Questionnaire (WDQ) one, three and five years after baseline administration. Structural modelling predicting scores at later time periods and growth curve modelling were used to analyze the data. The results showed that obsessive-compulsive cognitions varied significantly over time. It was also found that the OBQ predicted symptom scales (Impaired Mental Control, Contamination and Checking) only at baseline. However symptom scores remained stable at each time point, as shown by the subscales of Impaired Mental Control, Contamination and Checking of the PI and the BAI, BDI and WDQ. Implications for future research and the cognitive model of OCD are discussed.
ISSN:0005-7916
1873-7943
DOI:10.1016/j.jbtep.2011.01.007