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Neuropsychology of obsessive-compulsive disorder: A review and treatment implications

Greisberg, Scott, McKay, Dean·2003·Clinical Psychology Review
DOI 10.1016/s0272-7358(02)00232-5
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The existing literature examining neuropsychological features of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is reviewed. The accumulated research points to a deficit in organizational strategies in general, suggesting problems in executive functioning. The available research is inconsistent in identifying memory deficits in OCD. However, memory problems are most evident when tests are used that require an implicit organizational strategy. While the majority of the research reviewed involves adult samples, there is emerging evidence that these deficits are present in children as well. It is suggested here that the interaction between organizational strategy deficits and the effort to recall unstructured information contributes to doubting, an important feature of OCD. Implications of this body of research for behavior therapy are considered.

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  • OCD patients often exhibit difficulties with various aspects of executive functioning, including working memory, attention, response inhibition, decision making, cognitive-behavioral control, and balancing goal-directed behavior and more automatic habit learning.

    “OCD patients often also exhibit difficulties with various aspects of executive functioning, including with working memory, attention, response inhibition, decision making, cognitive-behavioral control, and balancing goal-directed behavior and more automatic habit learning, in favor of the latter”

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Authors
Greisberg, S., & McKay, D.
Affiliations
Fordham University (US)
Corresponding author
McKay, Dean
ORCID
McKay, Dean
Venue
Clinical Psychology Review
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2003-02
Volume
23
Issue
1
Pages
95-117
ISSN
0272-7358 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0272-7358(02)00232-5
OpenAlex
W1999074671
Cited by
230
References
90
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 17 · 2012: 12
FWCI
15.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Clinical Psychology Review (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Fordham Research Commons (Fordham University) (submittedVersion)
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, neuropsychology, executive function, memory impairment, implicit memory, children, behavior therapy, therapeutic implications
MeSH terms
Child, Cognition Disorders, Humans, Memory Disorders, Neuropsychological Tests, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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