Correlational data provide some support
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While correlational data provide some support for the relationship between cognitive appraisal domains and OCD symptoms, results are inconclusive, and experimental methods are warranted to determine the precise causal relationship between s
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Sourced from the stated research gap and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2017 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 42 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Comparison of Cognitive Functions in Patients with Autogenous and Reactive Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (2026) · Brain Sciences · doi
The neurocognitive characteristics of autogenous and reactive obsessional presentations in OCD are not well understood. There is a need to compare neurocognitive performance and clinical-cognitive associations in strictly classified autogenous and reactive OCD presentations. The heterogeneity of OCD makes it challenging to interpret the inconsistent findings reported across neuropsychological studies.
generalstated research gapKeywords: neurocognitive characteristics autogenous reactive obsessional presentations ocd well - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Paediatric and Adult Samples: Nature, Treatment and Cognitive Processes. A Review of the Theoretical and Empirical Literature (2017) · Behaviour Change · cited 10× · doi
While correlational data provide some support for the relationship between cognitive appraisal domains and OCD symptoms, results are inconclusive, and experimental methods are warranted to determine the precise causal relationship between specific cognitive appraisal domains and OCD symptoms.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: relationship cognitive appraisal domains symptoms correlational provide support inconclusive experimental warranted determine precise causal specific - Sensory Processing Difficulties in Children and Adolescents with Obsessive-Compulsive and Anxiety Disorders (2022) · Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology · cited 32× · doi
Altered sensory processing has been linked to symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety disorders (ADs) in youth, but few studies have examined sensory processing in clinical samples and no study has analyzed self-report data from youth meeting diagnostic criteria for OCD or ADs.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: sensory processing youth altered linked symptoms obsessive compulsive disorder anxiety disorders examined clinical samples analyzed
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