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F Neziroglu

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PubMed1975

The relationships among the Hoffer-Osmond Diagnostic Test, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, and independent clinical diagnoses.

A study was conducted to determine the relationship between two tests in the detection of schizophrenia. One of the tests used was the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the other, a less familiar test, was the Hoffer-Osmond Diagnostic Test (HOD). Also investigated was the difference between the MMPI and the HOD when compared to independently made clinical diagnoses. Of 100 outpatients examined, 75 with valid test results were used. It was hypothesized that the correlation between HOD scores and the Schizophrenia and Paranoia t-scores on the MMPI would be significant. Also, no difference between the two tests and comparable clinical diagnoses was expected. The predicted effects were found. Possible preference for the HOD under certain circumstances was discussed.

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Overlapping and distinctive features of hypochondriasis and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The spectrum of obsessive-compulsive disorders has received a great deal of theoretical attention, but there has been relatively little associated empirical research. The purpose of this study was to compare three groups of patients; those diagnosed with hypochondriasis (HC, a proposed spectrum condition), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and those with both OCD and HC (OCD/HC). The results show that patients with HC scored highest on a measure of overvalued ideas, and that the HC and HC/OCD groups scored significantly higher on measures of panic and agoraphobic cognitions. The groups also differed significantly for symptoms associated with compulsions. The patient groups were not different for measures of obsessions, depression, and anxiety. The results provide partial support for inclusion of HC in the spectrum of obsessive-compulsive disorders, but also provide indirect support for the association between HC and panic disorder. These results are interpreted in light of distinguishing characteristics among obsessive-compulsive spectrum conditions.

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Comparison of clinical characteristics in obsessive-compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder.

Recent research has suggested that body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is part of the spectrum of obsessive-compulsive disorders. In order to determine the extent of similarity for psychopathology measures, patients diagnosed with BDD were compared to a group of patients diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) on obsessionality, compulsivity, overvalued ideas, depression, and anxiety. Results indicate that BDD patients are similar to OCD patients for measures of obsessionality and compulsivity when BDD symptoms are assessed as such. BDD and OCD patients were also similar for measures of depression, and state and trait anxiety. OCD patients had higher levels of anxiety when measuring common physical symptoms associated with this affective reaction. BDD patients had higher levels of overvalued ideas, but fewer obsessive and compulsive symptoms. Overall, the results suggest that BDD is a variant of OCD, with special considerations given to degree of belief conviction (overvalued ideas.

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