title: Presence of obsessive compulsive symptoms in first-episode schizophrenia or related disorders is associated with subjective well-being and quality of life.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study aims to evaluate whether the presence of obsessive compulsive symptoms (OCS) in first-episode schizophrenia patients is associated with subjective well-being or quality of life.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study used a cross-sectional study of consecutively diagnosed patients with a first episode of schizophrenia or related disorder.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 23 out of 198 (12%) consecutively assessed patients that reported co-morbid OCS. Co-morbid OCS were associated with a lower mean total score on a subjective well-being scale (P ≤ 0.001), especially on the social integration subscale (P = 0.002) and emotional regulation subscale (P = 0.008), and lower scores on subjective aspects of quality of life (P = 0.043), especially concerning mental health (P = 0.001) and physical health (P = 0.002).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results support the clinical relevance of OCS co-morbidity in schizophrenia or related disorders and the need for research into specific interventions.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Early Psychosis, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. l.dehaan@amc.uva.nl
authors: Lieuwe
authors: L
authors: de Haan
authors: Bouke
authors: B
authors: Sterk
authors: Renate
authors: R
authors: van der Valk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology