%0 Journal Article %A Ghadiri, Fatemeh %A Jazayeri, Alireza %A A'shayeri, Hassan %A Ghazi-Tabatabaei, Mahmoud %T The Role of Cognitive Rehabilitation in Reduction of Executive Function Deficits and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Schizo-Obsessive Patients %J Archives of Rehabilitation %V 7 %N 4 %U http://rehabilitationj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-19-en.html %R %D 2007 %K Cognitive rehabilitation, Executive function deficits, Obsessive-compulsive symptoms, Schizo-obsessive, %X Objective: Some studies have found that schizo – obsessive patients have more deficits in cognitive functions. "Pathophysiological double jeopardy" theory suppose that in schizo – obsessive patients, cognitive impairments of obsessive – compulsive (OC) disorder are added to cognitive deficits of schizophrenia. The aim of the present study was determining that is there inter – relationship between OC symptoms and executive functions (EF)? If so improvement of EF may result to improvement of OC symptoms. Materials & Methods: Thus in a exploratory study and by a multi case design with multiple baseline, 4 inpatient with schizo – obsessive diagnosis were treated by cognitive rehabilitation to improve EF. Their clinical and cognitive changes were measured weekly. Results: The results demonstrated that cognitive rehabilitation reduced OC symptoms in at least two patient and improved their performance on EF tests. Furthermore a significant association was observed between the rate of improvement in EF and reduction OC symptoms. Conclusion: The results provide evidence for supporting of inter – relationship of OC symptoms and EF. %> http://rehabilitationj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-19-en.pdf %P 11-24 %& 11 %! %9 Original %L A-10-1-19 %+ Family Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. %G eng %@ 2538-6247 %[ 2007