Publication Name	World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID	3254
Country	Greece

Received	2013-04-17 08:11
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Category	Psychiatry
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Differential diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive symptoms from delusions in schizophrenia: A phenomenological approach
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Panagiotis Oulis, George Konstantakopoulos, Lefteris Lykouras and Panayiota G Michalopoulou
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Corresponding Author	Panagiotis Oulis, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, First Department of Psychiatry, Athens University Medical School, Eginition Hospital, 74 Vas Sofias av, 11528 Athens, Greece. oulisp@med.uoa.gr
Key Words	Schizophrenia; Obsessive-compulsive symptoms; Obsessions; Compulsions; Delusions; Clinical features; Phenomenological approach; Differential diagnosis
Core Tip	Obsessive-compulsive symptoms are commonly diagnosed in patients with schizophrenia and a distinct diagnostic sub-group of schizo-obsessive schizophrenia has been proposed. However, further research presupposes the accurate differential diagnosis of obsessions from delusions and of compulsions from repetitive behaviours motivated by delusions. We provide here a comparative examination of twelve clinical features of typical obsessions and delusions and, correlatively, of compulsions and delusional repetitive behaviours. We also discuss several still open or controversial issues, such as the nature of insight, the diagnostic status of poor insight into obsessions, the conceptualization of compulsions, as well as the diagnostic weight accorded to them.
Publish Date	2013-11-20 17:37
Citation	Oulis P, Konstantakopoulos G, Lykouras L, Michalopoulou PG. Differential diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive symptoms from delusions in schizophrenia: A phenomenological approach. World J Psychiatr 2013; 3(3): 50-56
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v3/i3/50.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v3.i3.50

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