Multifaceted impulsivity in obsessive-compulsive disorder with hoarding symptoms.
Selim Tumkaya1, Bengu Yucens1, Mehmet Mart2
1Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
Nordic Journal of Psychiatry
|November 4, 2020
Summary
Attentional impulsivity is linked to hoarding symptoms in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This finding may help develop new treatments for OCD patients experiencing hoarding.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Clinical Psychology
- Neuroscience
Background:
- Hoarding is a common symptom in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
- OCD with hoarding may indicate a poorer prognosis.
- Understanding the psychopathological mechanisms of hoarding in OCD is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between multifaceted impulsivity and hoarding symptoms in individuals with OCD.
- To explore the role of impulsivity in the development and maintenance of hoarding in OCD patients.
Main Methods:
- 136 individuals with OCD (41 with high hoarding, 95 with low/none hoarding) and 94 healthy controls participated.
- Participants completed self-report measures for hoarding, impulsivity, depression, and anxiety.
- Statistical analyses included correlation, partial correlation, and hierarchical linear regression.
Main Results:
- Individuals with OCD and high hoarding symptoms reported greater anxiety and attentional impulsivity compared to those with low/none hoarding.
- Attentional impulsivity scores positively correlated with hoarding severity.
- Attentional impulsivity independently predicted hoarding symptom severity in OCD, even after controlling for anxiety and motor impulsivity.
Conclusions:
- Attentional impulsivity is significantly associated with hoarding symptoms in OCD.
- These findings suggest that attentional impulsivity may be a key factor in hoarding within OCD.
- Further research into this relationship could inform novel treatment strategies for hoarding in OCD.
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