1Assoc. Prof. & Head, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, Mental Health Inst., S.C.B. Med. Coll., Cuttack, Odisha
2Consultant, Clinical Psychologist, Bhubaneswar
3Clinical Psychologist, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, Mental Health Inst., S.C.B. Med. Coll., Cuttack, Odisha
*Corresponding Author, Sushree Sangita Behura Email id: sushreesangitabehura@gmail.com
Online published on 24 January, 2017.
The present study has been carried out to assess the memory functioning of patients suffering from schizophrenia and Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD) in their remission phase, attending the OPD of Mental Health Institute (COE), SCBMCH, Cuttack. The design in present study was used in the present study is ex post facto design.
The total sample size is 80 among which 40 patients of each group (Schizophrenia and OCD) were assessed. A purposive sampling technique was followed for the collection sample. Nancy Andreasen criteria for Schizophrenia remission, PANSS, Y-Bocs and PGI Memory Scale subtest of PGTBBD tools were used. Mann Whitney U test was used in order to know the statistical significance difference between these two groups of patients. Results revealed that schizophrenics have more impairment in various domains of memory as compared to the patients with OCD in remission period. Findings of the study concludes that impairment in various components of memory affects the quality of life of an individual which ultimately causes mental disability of an individual in them.
Memory Functioning, Schizophrenia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
