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The relation between depressive and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in obsessive-compulsive disorder: Results from a large, naturalistic follow-up study

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Rickelt, Judith, Viechtbauer, Wolfgang, Lieverse, Ritsaert, Overbeek, Thea, van Balkom, Anton J., van Oppen, Patricia, van den Heuvel, Odile A., Marcelis, Machteld +3 more·2016·Journal of Affective Disorders

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Objective Despite the frequent occurrence of depressive symptoms in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), little is known about the reciprocal influence between depressive and obsessive-compulsive symptoms during the course of the disease. The aim of the present study is to investigate the longitudinal relationship between obsessive-compulsive and depressive symptoms in OCD patients.Method We used the baseline and 1-year follow-up data of the Netherlands Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Association (NOCDA) study. In 276 patients with a lifetime diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder, depressive and obsessive-compulsive symptoms were assessed at baseline and at one-year follow-up with the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Symptom (Y-BOCS) scale. Relations were investigated using a cross-lagged panel design.Results The association between the severity of depressive symptoms at baseline and obsessive-compulsive symptoms at follow-up was significant (β=0.244, p<0.001), while the association between the severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms at baseline and depressive symptoms at follow-up was not (β=0.097, p=0.060). Replication of the analyses in subgroups with and without current comorbid major depressive disorder (MDD) and subgroups with different sequence of onset (primary versus secondary MDD) revealed the same results.Limitations There may be other factors, which affect both depressive and obsessive-compulsive symptoms that were not assessed in the present study.Conclusion The present study demonstrates a relation between depressive symptoms and the course of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in OCD patients, irrespective of a current diagnosis of MDD and the sequence of onset of OCD and MDD.

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Rickelt, J., Viechtbauer, W., Lieverse, R., Overbeek, T., van Balkom, A. J., van Oppen, P., van den Heuvel, O. A., Marcelis, M., Eikelenboom, M., Tibi, L., & Schruers, K. R.
Affiliations
  • Maastricht University (NL)
  • Amsterdam Public Health (NL)
  • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
Corresponding author
Rickelt, Judith
Venue
Journal of Affective Disorders
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-10
Volume
203
Pages
241-247
ISSN
0165-0327 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2412757609
Cited by
63
References
45
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Affective Disorders (publishedVersion)
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  • Research Publications (Maastricht University) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • Pure Amsterdam UMC (publishedVersion)
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  • Research Publications (Maastricht University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Lirias (submittedVersion)
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Funders
Stichting Steun
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords
obsessive-compulsive disorder, depressive symptoms, major depressive disorder comorbidity, symptom course
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Netherlands, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Severity of Illness Index, Young Adult

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