Detailed contribution information
| Contribution title | 2583 - Theory of Mind Abilities in Adolescents have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
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| Contribution code | PS03-69 (P) |
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| Form of presentation | Poster |
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The purpose of this study is to investigate adolescents diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) whether they have disorder in theory of mind abilities compared with the healthy control group and search the variables of theory of mind deficits relationship with OCD severity, familial and clinical features of OCD. For the study as patient group we took 30 adolescents aged 12-16 diognased with OCD according to DSM-V in Uludağ University Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Policlinic, as control group we took 30 adolescents admitted to our policlinic but receiving any psychiatric diagnosis. While sociodemographic characteristics of the patients were being evaluated with a detailed form; neuropsychological tests were implemented to investigate the intelligence development and theory of mind skills. To evaluate psychopathologies Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia Schedule for School Age Children Present and Lifetime Version (Turkish) version (ÇDŞG-CB), the Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YB-OCS), Depression Scale for Children (CDI) and Childhood Anxiety Screening Scale (CASS) were implemented. For the intelligence level of the patients Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised Form (WISC-R), Ima test to assess theory of mind skills, Reading the Mind From Eyes Test and the false belief test of the Sally-Anne test, Bonibon test, Chocolate Test, Ice Cream Truck Test were performed. As a result, adolescents who have obsessional neurosis, tend to be unsuccessful at wrong belief test, it is stated that increase of OCD syptom’s intensity don’t effect the performance of ZK test. Cause of having limited patients, our finding cannot all of the adolescents having OCD, at this topic it thinks that more comprehensive studies are needed. Key words:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Theory of Mind, The False Belie |