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There is considerable evidence in the literature for the presence of non-verbal and praxic memory deficits in OCD. Such deficits may represent the cognitive substrate of doubt-related phenomenon such as checking. Neuropsychological tests of non-verbal memory functioning and memory for actions were administered to patients with OCD (whose predominant symptom was checking) and a group of matched healthy controls. Significant differences were found between the experimental and control groups, suggesting some memory impairment in the OCD group; however, no significant relationship was found linking neuropsychological test indices with checking. Significant relationships were found linking recognition memory problems and immediate memory for actions with general symptom severity.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/s0005-7967(98)00075-8

Type

Journal article

Journal

Behav Res Ther

Publication Date

02/1999

Volume

37

Pages

161 - 166

Keywords

Adult, Aged, Attention, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Recall, Middle Aged, Motor Skills, Neuropsychological Tests, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Serial Learning