Sensory Overresponsivity and Symptoms Across the Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum: Web-Based Longitudinal Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sensory overresponsivity (SOR) has emerged as a potential endophenotype in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but few studies have examined SOR in relation to the major symptom dimensions of OCD and to symptoms across the full obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptom spectrum.

Objective

This study had 2 main objectives. First, we examined the psychometric properties of the SOR Scales in a community-based sample of Spanish adolescents and adults. Second, we identified how SOR difficulties are related to symptoms across the full OC spectrum (eg, OC, body dysmorphic, hoarding, skin-picking, and hair-pulling symptoms), including the heterogeneity of OC symptoms.

Methods

We translated the SOR Scales into Spanish-a measure that assesses SOR across the 5 sensory modali

SUBMITTER: Moreno-Amador B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10141273 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature