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Evidence for an attentional bias for washing- and checking-relevant stimuli in obsessive-compulsive disorder
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Moritz, Steffen, von Muehlenen, Adrian, Randjbar, Sarah, Fricke, Susanne and Jelinek, Lena. (2009) Evidence for an attentional bias for washing- and checking-relevant stimuli in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, Vol.15 (No.3). pp. 365-371. ISSN 1355-6177
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1355617709090511
Abstract
There is equivocal evidence whether or not patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) share ail attentional bias for concern-related material and if so, whether this reflects hypervigilance towards or problems to disengage from disorder-related material. In a recent Study, we failed to detect ail attentional bias in OCD patients using an emotional variant of the inhibition of return ([OR) paradigm containing OCD-relevant and neutral words. We reinvestigated the research question with a more stringent design that addressed potential moderators. A new IOR paradigm was set up using visual stimuli. Forty-two OCD patients and 3 1 healthy controls were presented with neutral (e.g., cut)), anxiety-relevant (e.g., shark), checking-relevant (e.g., broken door), and washing-relevant (e.g., dirty toilet) Cue Pictures at one of two possible locations. Following a short or long interval sensitive to automatic versus controlled processes, a simple tat-get stimulus appeared at either the cued or the uncued location. OCD patients responded significantly slower to targets that were preceded by in OCD-relevant cue. Results lend support to the claim that OCD patients share a processing abnormality for concern-related visual Material. (JINS, 2009, 15, 365-371.)
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Psychology |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Attention, Selectivity (Psychology), Anxiety disorders |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| ISSN: | 1355-6177 |
| Date: | May 2009 |
| Volume: | Vol.15 |
| Number: | No.3 |
| Number of Pages: | 7 |
| Page Range: | pp. 365-371 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1017/S1355617709090511 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| Funder: | Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/27971 |
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