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Perception of facial expressions in obsessive-compulsive disorder: A dimensional approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

B. Montagne*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
F. de Geus
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
R.P.C. Kessels
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Psychology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands Department of Geriatric Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands Nijmegen Institute for Cognition and Information, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
D. Denys
Affiliation:
Academic Psychiatric Centre, Amsterdam Medical Centre, The Netherlands
E.H.F. de Haan
Affiliation:
Helmholtz Instituut, Psychological Laboratory, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
H.G.M. Westenberg
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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*Corresponding author. Tel.: +31 24 3613513; fax: +31 24 3668283. E-mail address: [email protected] (B. Montagne).
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Abstract

The study examined the perception of facial expressions of different emotional intensities in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) subtypes. Results showed that the High Risk Assessment and Checking subtype was more sensitive in perceiving the emotions fear and happiness. This suggests that altered affective processing may underlie the clinical manifestation of OCD.

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Copyright © Elsevier Masson SAS 2008

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