Performance of patients with refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder in the Frontal Systems Behavior Scale.
OBJECTIVE
To compare the performance of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) refractory to conventional treatments to healthy controls according to the Frontal Systems Behaviour Scale (FrSBe), comparing the scale scores within each group (Self or Family) and correlating FrSBe with Y-BOCS, DY-BOCS, tic disorder and age of first symptoms.


METHODS
Twenty OCD patients and 20 healthy controls were assessed using the FrSBe, a scale designed to evaluate frontal syndromes.


RESULTS
The patients had higher scores when compared with the control group (p value < .001) in terms of total score on the scale for both profile forms (Self and Family). In addition, there was a significant difference between the scores reported by the patients and their respective relatives. However, no correlation was observed between the scale and the other variables.


CONCLUSIONS
The scale was able to clearly differentiate patients with OCD from healthy controls. This finding suggests that the FrSBe can be used not only in neurologic patients but also in psychiatric cases such as refractory OCD.
Batistuzzo
Marcelo Camargo
MC
Department & Institute of Psychiatry, Clinical Hospital, University of Sao Paulo Medical School (FMUSP), Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil. marcelobatistuzzo@gmail.com
Taub
Anita
A
Nakano
Eduardo
E
D'Alcante
Carina Chaubet
CC
de Mathis
Maria Eugenia
ME
Hoexter
Marcelo Queiroz
MQ
Miguel
Euripedes Constantino
EC
Lopes
Antonio Carlos
AC
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013981:Tic Disorders; D055815:Young Adult