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A cross sectional study of impact and clinical risk factors of antipsychotic-induced OCD.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Biria, Marjan 
Huang, Fiona-Xiaofei 
Worbe, Yulia 
Fineberg, Naomi A 
Robbins, Trevor W 

Abstract

A large proportion of schizophrenia patients treated with second generation antipsychotics will develop Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). However, there are few studies about the impact of this comorbidity and who is at higher risk. In this study of clozapine-treated patients, we aimed to determine the impact on outcome of clozapine-induced OCD, as well as the clinical and sociodemographic risk factors related to OCD-onset in clozapine patients. We had strict and novel inclusion criteria to minimise mis-identification of cases. The Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R) was used to divide 231 clozapine-treated patients into extreme cases of OCD (OCI  ≥ 24 or checking subscale ≥6) versus non-OCD (OCI <15 and checking subscale <4). The Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF), short version of Warwick-Edinburgh Wellbeing scale and Clinical Global Impression for schizophrenia (CGI) scales were used to determine outcome. Socio-demographic information was used to identify the risk factors for OCD development. We found that schizophrenia patients with OCD symptoms had a significantly lower patient rated wellbeing scores (p < 0.001) only (no difference in clinician rated wellbeing scores), higher CGI positive (p < 0.01) and higher CGI depressive scores (p < 0.05). The only risk factors that reached significance level were higher treatment dose (p < 0.01) and younger paternal age at birth (p < 0.05). There is scope for future studies based on e.g. imaging and genetic studies to further investigate causality, and in improving clinician screening for OCD.

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Keywords

Antipsychotic, Clozapine, Obsessive compulsive disorder, Schizophrenia, Adult, Aged, Antipsychotic Agents, Clozapine, Cohort Studies, Comorbidity, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Risk Factors, Schizophrenia

Journal Title

Eur Neuropsychopharmacol

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Journal ISSN

0924-977X
1873-7862

Volume Title

29

Publisher

Elsevier BV
Sponsorship
Medical Research Council (G1000183)
Wellcome Trust (104631/Z/14/Z)
MB was supported by her studentship from the Mental Health Research UK. YW is supported by the Association Française du syndrome de Gilles de la Tourette, Foundation de recherche Medicale and Dystonia Foundation for Medical Research (USA). NF has held research or networking grants from the ECNP, UK NIHR, EU H2020, has accepted paid speaking engagements including travel and hospitality in industry supported symposia for Abbott, SunPharma, has accepted travel and hospitality expenses from the BAP, ECNP, RCPsych, CINP, receives payment from Taylor and Francis for editorial duties. TWR was supported by Wellcome Trust Senior Investigator Award 104631/X/14/Z. EF received intramural funding from CPFT/NIHR-CRN supported setting the database.