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THE EFFECTS OF AN INTENSIVE COGNITIVE REMEDIATION PROGRAM ON OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE SYMPTOMS IN A COLLEGE STUDENT SAMPLE

Francazio, Sarah K
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1530984215563583

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2018, PHD, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Psychological Sciences.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a highly debilitating neuropsychological disorder characterized by obsessions and compulsions. Studies examining the neurobiology of OCD have demonstrated brain abnormalities in the orbitofrontal striatal circuitry. There exists substantial research support for deficits in domains associated with these brain regions, including working memory, cognitive flexibility, and inhibitory control. Studies examining cognitive remediation programs in disorders with similar areas of cognitive dysfunction have suggested that they may be effective for improving cognitive functioning and reducing symptomatology. The primary aim of the proposed study was to examine whether a cognitive remediation program results in improvements in executive functioning in college students exhibiting obsessive-compulsive symptoms. The secondary aim was to examine potential reductions in obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Results indicated no statistically significant main effect of group for any of the study’s primary cognitive outcome measures. Findings included significant main effects of time for cognitive flexibility and impulse control and a significant group ¿ time interaction for impulse control. A main effect of time was also found for obsessive-compulsive symptoms and a significant group ¿ time interaction was observed for a measure of overall symptom severity. The results suggest significant improvements in cognitive flexibility across time for both groups, and improvements in impulse control for the cognitive remediation group across time. In addition, obsessive-compulsive symptoms improved in both groups though overall symptom severity improved for only the cognitive remediation group at post-intervention follow-up. Theoretical implications of these findings, their potential relevance to OCD treatment, and directions for future research are discussed.
Christopher Flessner, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
John Gunstad, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Doug Delahanty, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Will Kalkhoff, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Cynthia Osborn, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
65 p.
Psychology
cognitive remediation; obsessive-compulsive symptoms

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  • Francazio, S. K. (2018). THE EFFECTS OF AN INTENSIVE COGNITIVE REMEDIATION PROGRAM ON OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE SYMPTOMS IN A COLLEGE STUDENT SAMPLE [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1530984215563583

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Francazio, Sarah. THE EFFECTS OF AN INTENSIVE COGNITIVE REMEDIATION PROGRAM ON OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE SYMPTOMS IN A COLLEGE STUDENT SAMPLE. 2018. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1530984215563583.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Francazio, Sarah. "THE EFFECTS OF AN INTENSIVE COGNITIVE REMEDIATION PROGRAM ON OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE SYMPTOMS IN A COLLEGE STUDENT SAMPLE." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1530984215563583

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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