Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi; 2021;24(4):439-449
Obsesif kompulsif bozuklukta nörobilişsel esneklik, mükemmelliyetçilik ve obsesif inanışlar
BÖ Uzgan, M Tetik Oktay, C Aykaç, Ç Ermiş, T Alkın
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi,Çanakkale
GİRİŞ ve AMAÇ: Obsesif Kompulsif Bozukluk (OKB) heterojen bir ruhsal bozukluktur. Bu çalışmada OKB oluşumundan sorumlu olabileceği düşünülen nörobilişsel esneklik, mükemmelliyetçilik ve obsesif inanışlar arasındaki ilişki sağlıklı kontroller ile karşılaştırılarak değerlendirildi. Çalışma hipotezi nörobilişsel esneklik, mükemmelliyetçilik ve obsesif inançların OKB belirtilerinin oluşumunda rol oynayabileceği ve bu inançlar yoğunlaştıkça nörobilişsel esnekliğin daha çok bozulabileceğidir.
Neurocognitive flexibility, perfectionism,obsessive beliefs in patients with obsessivecompulsive disorder
Objective: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a
heteregenous psychiatric disorder. In this study, three
possible etiopathogenic factors, neurocognitive flexibility, perfectionism, and obsessive beliefs in patients with
OCD, were evaluated and compared with healthy controls. The hypothesis is neurocognitive flexibility, obsessive beliefs, and perfectionism may have a role in the formation of OCD symptoms. Furthermore, as perfectionism and obsessive beliefs increase, neurocognitive flexibility may deteriorate further. Method: The study included 66 OCD patients and 75 healthy controls with no psychiatric history. Berg Card Sorting Test (BCST), Trail
Making Test (TMT) and Category Fluency (CF) Test were
used to assess neurocognitive flexibility; Hewitt
Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (HMPS) and
Obsessional Beliefs Questionnaire-44 (OBQ-44) were
administered to evaluate perfectionism and obsessive
beliefs of participants. Structured Clinical Interview for
DSM-IV (SCID-I) was administered to participants. YaleBrown Obsession Compulsion Scale(Y-BOCS) was applied
to evaluate severity of obsessions/compulsions, while
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) was used to
evaluate the severity of depression of patients. Results:
Patients had high level perfectionist personality traits,
and their levels of obsessive beliefs were higher than the
healthy group. Trail Making Test performance was poorer
in patients with OCD. There was no significant relationship between obsessive beliefs, perfectionism and neurocognitive flexibility. However, these variables differed
among OCD-subtypes. Discussion: Further studies may
investigate various OCD-subtypes by diversifying cognitive flexibility measurement along with biological variables.