Decision Making and Cognitive Behavioral Flexibility in a OCD Sample: A Study in a Virtual Environment

Filippo La Paglia; Caterina La Cascia; Rosalinda Rizzo; Giuseppe Riva; Daniele La Barbera

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-595-1-53

Decision Making and Cognitive Behavioral Flexibility in a OCD Sample: A Study in a Virtual Environment

Filippo La Paglia, Caterina La Cascia, Rosalinda Rizzo, Giuseppe Riva, Daniele La Barbera

Fondazione Istituto Auxologico Italiano

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Abstract

Neuropsychological disorders are common in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) patients. Executive functions, verbal fluency and verbal memory, shifting attention from one aspect of stimuli to others, mental flexibility, engaging in executive planning and decision making, are the most involved cognitive domains. We focus on two aspects of neuropsychological function: decision making and cognitive behavioral flexibility, assessed through a virtual version of the Multiple Errand Test (V-MET), developed using the NeuroVR software. Thirty OCD patients were compared with thirty matched control subjects. The results showed the presence of difficulties in OCD patients with tasks where the goal is not clear, the information is incomplete or the parameters are ill-defined.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Annual Review of Cybertherapy and Telemedicine 2015: Virtual Reality in Healthcare: Medical Simulation and Experiential Interface
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	53-57
Number of pages	5
Volume	219
ISBN (Electronic)	9781614995944
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-595-1-53
Publication status	Published - 2015

Publication series

Name	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume	219
ISSN (Print)	09269630
ISSN (Electronic)	18798365

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Keywords

cognitive behavioral flexibility
decision making
neuropsychological assessment
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Virtual Multiple Errands Test

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biomedical Engineering
Health Informatics
Health Information Management

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La Paglia, F., La Cascia, C., Rizzo, R., Riva, G., & La Barbera, D. (2015). Decision Making and Cognitive Behavioral Flexibility in a OCD Sample: A Study in a Virtual Environment. In Annual Review of Cybertherapy and Telemedicine 2015: Virtual Reality in Healthcare: Medical Simulation and Experiential Interface (Vol. 219, pp. 53-57). (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 219). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-595-1-53

Decision Making and Cognitive Behavioral Flexibility in a OCD Sample : A Study in a Virtual Environment. / La Paglia, Filippo; La Cascia, Caterina; Rizzo, Rosalinda; Riva, Giuseppe; La Barbera, Daniele.

Annual Review of Cybertherapy and Telemedicine 2015: Virtual Reality in Healthcare: Medical Simulation and Experiential Interface. Vol. 219 IOS Press, 2015. p. 53-57 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 219).

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La Paglia, F, La Cascia, C, Rizzo, R, Riva, G & La Barbera, D 2015, Decision Making and Cognitive Behavioral Flexibility in a OCD Sample: A Study in a Virtual Environment. in Annual Review of Cybertherapy and Telemedicine 2015: Virtual Reality in Healthcare: Medical Simulation and Experiential Interface. vol. 219, Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 219, IOS Press, pp. 53-57. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-595-1-53

La Paglia F, La Cascia C, Rizzo R, Riva G, La Barbera D. Decision Making and Cognitive Behavioral Flexibility in a OCD Sample: A Study in a Virtual Environment. In Annual Review of Cybertherapy and Telemedicine 2015: Virtual Reality in Healthcare: Medical Simulation and Experiential Interface. Vol. 219. IOS Press. 2015. p. 53-57. (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics). https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-595-1-53

La Paglia, Filippo ; La Cascia, Caterina ; Rizzo, Rosalinda ; Riva, Giuseppe ; La Barbera, Daniele. / Decision Making and Cognitive Behavioral Flexibility in a OCD Sample : A Study in a Virtual Environment. Annual Review of Cybertherapy and Telemedicine 2015: Virtual Reality in Healthcare: Medical Simulation and Experiential Interface. Vol. 219 IOS Press, 2015. pp. 53-57 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics).

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