IQ and socio-occupational functioning in relation to obsessive-compulsive symptoms severity in a clinical sample of adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is often comorbid with other psychiatric conditions, leading to severely impaired functioning and poor quality of life. Until now, the relationship between obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) and functioning has been studied mainly through a categorical approach (i.e., presence/absence of the disorder), leaving more dimensional analyses almost unexplored. Therefore, the present study investigates the association between OCS and both intellectual functioning (IQ) and socio-occupational functioning across different levels of OCS severity. 341 help-seeking adolescents (65% female, mean age = 15.37 years, SD = 1.37) with different psychopathologies underwent an in-depth clinical examination using the Comprehensive Assessment of At Risk Mental States (CAARMS)

SUBMITTER: Stefanelli R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12018964 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature