Examination of emotional Stroop interference in obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Examination of emotional Stroop interference in obsessive-compulsive disorder. / Moritz, Steffen; Jacobsen, Dirk; Kloss, Martin; Fricke, Susanne; Rufer, Michael; Hand, Iver.
In: BEHAV RES THER, Vol. 42, No. 6, 6, 2004, p. 671-682.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Examination of emotional Stroop interference in obsessive-compulsive disorder.
AU - Moritz, Steffen
AU - Jacobsen, Dirk
AU - Kloss, Martin
AU - Fricke, Susanne
AU - Rufer, Michael
AU - Hand, Iver
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Previous research has produced conflicting findings on whether or not patients with subclinical or manifest obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) share an attentional bias for anxiety-related material. In the present study, 35 OCD patients were compared with 20 healthy controls on their performance in an emotional Stroop paradigm. Nine different stimulus conditions were compiled, including sets for depression-related and anxiety-related words as well as stimuli from two constructs with a potential relevance for the pathogenesis and maintenance of OCD symptomatology: responsibility and conscientiousness. Patients did not show enhanced interference for any of the conditions. Syndrome subtype and severity, avoidance and speed of information processing did not moderate results. The present study concurs with most prior research that OCD patients display no interference effect for general threat words. It deserves further consideration, that emotional interference effects in OCD as seen in other anxiety disorders occur when using idiosyncratic word material with a direct relation to the individual's primary concerns.
AB - Previous research has produced conflicting findings on whether or not patients with subclinical or manifest obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) share an attentional bias for anxiety-related material. In the present study, 35 OCD patients were compared with 20 healthy controls on their performance in an emotional Stroop paradigm. Nine different stimulus conditions were compiled, including sets for depression-related and anxiety-related words as well as stimuli from two constructs with a potential relevance for the pathogenesis and maintenance of OCD symptomatology: responsibility and conscientiousness. Patients did not show enhanced interference for any of the conditions. Syndrome subtype and severity, avoidance and speed of information processing did not moderate results. The present study concurs with most prior research that OCD patients display no interference effect for general threat words. It deserves further consideration, that emotional interference effects in OCD as seen in other anxiety disorders occur when using idiosyncratic word material with a direct relation to the individual's primary concerns.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 42
SP - 671
EP - 682
JO - BEHAV RES THER
JF - BEHAV RES THER
SN - 0005-7967
IS - 6
M1 - 6
ER -
