Abstract: IntroductionSchizophrenia leads to functional deficits. A third of schizophrenia patients have obsessive compulsive symptoms (OCSs). The existing studies, which have investigated the effect of OCSs on social functioning (SF) of schizophrenia patients have produced contradictory findings and, interestingly, they have not adjusted for the role of executive functioning.ObjectivesTo investigate the predictive role of OCSs on SF in schizophrenia controlling for the effects of executive functioning.MethodsIn a cross-sectional study of 110 chronic sch...
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Topics: 
Psychiatry
Clinical psychology