The role of psychosis and clozapine load in excessive checking in treatment-resistant schizophrenia: longitudinal observational study.
Publication: BJPsych
Emilio Fernandez-Egea, Shanquan Chen, Estela Sangüesa, Patricia Gassó, Marjan Biria, James Plaistow, Isaac Jarratt-Barnham, Nuria Segarra, Sergi Mas, Maria-Pilar Ribate, Cristina B García, Naomi A Fineberg, Yulia Worbe, Rudolf N Cardinal, Trevor W Robbins
Summary
This study looked at a group of people treated with clozapine for schizophrenia, examining obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS). For some, genetic variants were examined. OCS were common in this group (37.9%). Analysis suggested that both psychosis and clozapine may drive aspects of OCS.
