Clinical Focus ›› 2023, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (3): 255-259.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-583X.2023.03.011

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Risk of violence in schizophrenia patients with obsessive-compulsive thinking versus behaviors: A comparative study

Lin Xiaodonga, Qu Junminb(), Yu Junc, Li Jinminga   

  1. a. Second ward of psychiatry,@Laizhou Rongjun Hospital,Laizhou 261400,China
    b. First ward of psychiatry,@Laizhou Rongjun Hospital,Laizhou 261400,China
    c. Fourth ward of psychiatry,@Laizhou Rongjun Hospital,Laizhou 261400,China
  • Received:2022-05-14 Online:2023-03-20 Published:2023-05-11
  • Contact: Qu Junmin E-mail:qujunmin@163.com

Abstract:

Objective To compare the violent risk and clinical treatment of schizophrenia with obsessive-compulsive thinking versusobsessive-compulsive behavior. Methods A total of 46 outpatients with schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive thinking and 46 outpatients with schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive behavior were recruited. They were all treated with antipsychotics and anti-compulsions drugs for 12 weeks. Before the treatment, and at 4, 8 and 12 weeks of treatment, patients were assessed using the the Positive and Negative Symptoms Scale (PANSS) for mental symptoms, the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)for obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and the modified explicit aggressive behavior scale (MOAS) for the violent risk.Results Logistic regression showed that obsessive-compulsive thinking ( O R=13.811, P=0.001), unstable psychotic symptoms ( O R=34.183, P=0.002) and male sex ( O R=4.644, P=0.034) were the risk factors for violence in schizophrenia patients with obsessive-compulsive thinking and behavior. After 12 weeks of treatment, the total scores of PANSS, Y-BOCS, and MOAS at each time point in both groups were gradually reduced with time ( P<0.05). There were no significant differences in the total PANSS scores between groups ( F=1.52, P=0.221). There were significant differences in the total scores of Y-BOCS ( F=7.179, P=0.009) and MOAS ( F=6.067, P=0.016) between groups. Significant main effect of time ( P<0.001) and interaction effect ( P<0.05) were detected in the total scores of PANSS, Y-BOCS and MOAS between groups. The declines of the total scores of Y-BOCS and MOAS were more pronounced in schizophrenia patients with obsessive-compulsive thinking than those with obsessive-compulsive behavior. At 8 and 12 weeks, the total scores of Y-BOCS were significantly higher in schizophrenia patients with obsessive-compulsive behavior than those with obsessive-compulsive thinking ( P<0.01). Before the treatment and at 4 weeks of treatment, the total scores of MOAS were significantly higher in schizophrenia patients with obsessive-compulsive thinking than those with obsessive-compulsive behavior ( P<0.01). Conclusion The violent risk is significantly higher in schizophrenia with obsessive-compulsive thinking than schizophrenia with obsessive-compulsive behavior. Antipsychotics combined with anti-compulsive drugs can reduce the violent risk in schizophrenic patients with obsessive-compulsive symptoms.

Key words: schizophrenia, obsessive thinking, compulsive behaviors, violent risk

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