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The Role of Response Inhibition in Medicated and Unmedicated Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Patients: Evidence from the Stop-Signal Task: Research Article: Response Inhibition in OCD

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Kalanthroff, Eyal, Teichert, Tobias, Wheaton, Michael G., Kimeldorf, Marcia B., Linkovski, Omer, Ahmari, Susanne E., Fyer, Abby J., Schneier, Franklin R. +2 more·2017·Depression and Anxiety

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BACKGROUND: Numerous studies have investigated response inhibition (RI) in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), with many reporting that OCD patients demonstrate deficits in RI as compared to controls. However, reported effect sizes tend to be modest and results have been inconsistent, with some studies finding intact RI in OCD. To date, no study has examined the effect of medications on RI in OCD patients. METHODS: We analyzed results from a stop-signal task to probe RI in 65 OCD patients (32 of whom were medicated) and 58 healthy controls (HCs). RESULTS: There was no statistically significant difference in stop-signal reaction time between the OCD group and the HC group, or between the medicated and unmedicated OCD patients. However, variability was significantly greater in the medicated OCD group compared to the unmedicated group. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that some samples of OCD patients do not have deficits in RI, making it unlikely that deficient RI underlies repetitive behaviors in all OCD patients. Future research is needed to fully elucidate the impact of medication use on stop-signal performance. Implications for future research on the cognitive processes underlying repetitive thoughts and behaviors are discussed.

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Kalanthroff, E., Teichert, T., Wheaton, M. G., Kimeldorf, M. B., Linkovski, O., Ahmari, S. E., Fyer, A. J., Schneier, F. R., Anholt, G. E., & Simpson, H. B.
Affiliations
  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
  • Yeshiva University (US)
  • New York State Psychiatric Institute (US)
  • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
Corresponding author
Kalanthroff, Eyal
Venue
Depression and Anxiety
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2016-03-17
Volume
34
Issue
3
Pages
301-306
ISSN
1091-4269 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2301174074
Cited by
41
References
36
Citations by year
2025: 4 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 2
FWCI
6.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Depression and Anxiety (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH091694, K24MH091555)
  • The New York State Office of Mental Hygiene
  • the New York-Presbyterian Hospital Youth Anxiety Center
  • Yad Hanadiv - the Rothschild Foundation
  • The Israel Science Foundation (79/15)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
obsessive-compulsive disorder, response inhibition, stop-signal task, antipsychotic drugs, stop-signal reaction time, repetitive behavior, cognitive impairment
MeSH terms
Adult, Female, Humans, Inhibition, Psychological, Male, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Psychomotor Performance, Reaction Time

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