Objective: The presence of obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) or obsessive-
compulsive disorder (OCD) is common in patients with schizophrenia. The impact of OCS …

A large subgroup of around 25% of schizophrenia patients suffers from obsessive-
compulsive symptoms (OCS) and about 12% fulfill the diagnostic criteria of an obsessive …

Although schizophrenia and obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) are distinct diagnostic
entities, there are substantial areas of overlap between the two disorders in clinical …

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is rarely associated with schizophrenia, whereas 20
to 30% of schizophrenic patients, suffer from comorbid obsessive-compulsive symptoms …

BackgroundEpidemiological investigations show that up to 30% of schizophrenic patients
suffer from obsessive–compulsive symptoms (OCS) associated with negative impact on the …

Background: Amongst schizophrenia patients, a large subgroup of up to 25% also suffers
from comorbid obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCSs). The association between comorbid …

Obsessive compulsive symptoms frequently occur in a substantial proportion of patients with
schizophrenia. The term schizoobsessive has been proposed to delineate this subgroup of …

Literature from the turn of the 20th Century to the present suggests that obsessive–
compulsive symptoms occur among persons with schizophrenia at rates that far exceed …

BackgroundInterest in the neuro-cognitive profile of patients with schizophrenia and co-
morbid obsessive compulsive disorder (schizo-OCD) is rising in response to reports of high …

Insight into the biological pathomechanism of a clinical syndrome facilitates the
development of effective interventions. This paper applies this perspective to the important …