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Implicit and explicit memory in obsessive-compulsive disorder

E B Foa1, N Amir, B Gershuny

  • 1Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA.

Journal of Anxiety Disorders
|March 1, 1997
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients show altered implicit and explicit memory, rating noise louder and exhibiting less confidence in recognizing new contamination sentences compared to neutral ones.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is associated with various cognitive alterations.
  • Memory functions, both implicit and explicit, are crucial for understanding OCD's cognitive profile.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate differences in implicit and explicit memory between individuals with OCD and non-patient controls.
  • To explore confidence levels associated with memory recognition tasks in OCD.

Main Methods:

  • Implicit memory assessed via noise volume ratings after prior exposure.
  • Explicit memory evaluated using a recognition task.
  • Confidence in recognition accuracy was also measured.

Main Results:

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  • OCD patients rated noise accompanying contamination and neutral sentences as louder than non-patients.
  • Both groups rated noise with contamination sentences louder than with neutral sentences.
  • Recognition confidence for new contamination sentences was lower than for new neutral sentences, with a less pronounced difference in the OCD group.

Conclusions:

  • Findings suggest distinct patterns of implicit and explicit memory in OCD.
  • Results contribute to understanding memory deficits in anxiety disorders.