@article{ref1,
title="Characterizing impulsivity profile in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder",
journal="International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice",
year="2013",
author="Benatti, Beatrice and Dell'osso, Bernardo and Arici, Chiara and Hollander, Eric and Altamura, A. Carlo",
volume="18",
number="3",
pages="156-160",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Impulsivity represents a key dimension in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), in relation to outcome and course. It can be assessed through the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS), which explores three main areas: attentional, motor and non-planning. Present study was aimed to assess level of impulsivity in a sample of OCD patients, in comparison with healthy controls, using the BIS. METHODS: Seventy-five OCD outpatients - 48 of them having psychiatric comorbidities - and 70 healthy controls were assessed through the BIS and their scores analyzed using t-test for independent samples, on the basis of demographic and clinical characteristics. RESULTS: BIS total scores resulted significantly higher (p: 0.01) in patients compared to controls, with no difference between pure and comorbid patients. Attentional impulsivity scores were significantly higher than controls in patients with pure (p < 0.001) and comorbid OCD (p < 0.001), without differences among them. Patients with multiple OC phenotypes showed higher, though statistically non-significant, total and attentional scores, compared to single phenotype patients. In addition, patients with comorbid major depressive disorder had higher, though statistically non-significant, total and attentional scores, compared to patients with comorbid bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and other disorders. CONCLUSIONS: Present findings showed higher impulsivity levels in OCD patients vs controls, particularly in the attentional area and ultimately suggest a potential cognitive implication.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1365-1501",
doi="10.3109/13651501.2013.855792",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13651501.2013.855792"
}