Journal article
Obsessive–compulsive disorder: a disorder of pessimal (non‐functional) motor behavior
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether in addition to repetitiveness, the motor rituals of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) involve reduced functionality due to numerous and measurable acts that are irrelevant and unnecessary for task completion.
METHOD: Comparing motor rituals of OCD patients with behavior of non-patient control individuals who were instructed to perform the same motor task.
Authors
Zor R; Keren H; Hermesh H; Szechtman H; Mort J; Eilam D
Journal
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Vol. 120, No. 4, pp. 288–298
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
10 2009
DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0447.2009.01370.x
ISSN
0001-690X