Abstract
Adolescent schizophrenics show obsessive-compulsive symptoms as often as adult patients. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms occur generally both in premorbid and post-acute states, whereas they are rarely observed in acute states. A particular preference of any schizophrenic subgroup doesn't seem to exist. Obsessive-compulsive phenomena are not the same as coping-techniques or (pseudo)-neurotic defense mechanisms, and don't allow a prediction of a distinct outcome. The relationship between schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive symptoms is variable, and doesn't follow a set pattern.
| Translated title of the contribution | Obsessive phenomena in schizophrenic adolescents |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 166-71 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 1991 |
| Externally published | Yes |