Perceptual Accuracy on Rorschach in Patients with Schizophrenia and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

The present study aims to examine perceptual accuracy in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and obsessivecompulsive disorder (OCD). Schizophrenic disorders are generally characterized by fundamental and distinctive distortions in thinking and perception, often accompanied by inappropriate or blunted affect. Despite these disturbances, clear consciousness and intellectual capacity are typically preserved, although certain cognitive deficits may develop over time. OCD is more commonly observed in males and less frequently among first-born children (Pollard, Wiener, Merkel, & Enseley, 1990). Functional neuroimaging studies in OCD patients have demonstrated abnormal activity in regions such as the anterior/lateral orbit frontal cortex, cingulated gyrus, striatal cortex, and caudate nucleus (Linden, 2006; Rauch, Shin, & Wright, 2003). The primary objective of this study was to compare perceptual accuracy between patients with schizophrenia and those with OCD. A total of 60 patients (30 with schizophrenia and 30 with OCD) were selected from the outpatient department of the Post Graduate Institute of Behavioural and Medical Sciences, Raipur (C.G.) for inclusion in the study. The assessment tools employed included a socio-demographic data sheet and the Rorschach Inkblot Test. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]