Table 6 Comparison of WCST and ToL parameters regarding medical treatment among OCD group (n = 66)
OCD group (n = 66) | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non medicated (n = 26) | Medicated (n = 40) | ||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
WCST parameters | |||||
Categories completed | 2.91 | 1.640 | 3.58 | 1.261 | 0.220 |
Categories experienced | 3.82 | 1.60 | 4.47 | 1.22 | 0.216 |
Trials to complete 1st category | 43.18 | 10.36 | 47.63 | 8.19 | 0.204 |
Correct (T) | 12.79 | 4.77 | 11.12 | 2.13 | 0.292 |
Correct (M) | 20.82 | 10.36 | 16.37 | 8.19 | 0.204 |
Errors (T) | 8.93 | 10.85 | 4.77 | 4.78 | 0.251 |
Errors (M) | 22.55 | 12.25 | 20.00 | 5.43 | 0.526 |
Perseverative responses (T) | 10.75 | 13.69 | 7.03 | 4.82 | 0.402 |
Perseverative responses (M) | 15.82 | 11.50 | 9.21 | 3.82 | 0.091 |
Perseverative errors (T) | 10.12 | 13.76 | 3.56 | 3.15 | 0.149 |
Perseverative errors (M) | 5.36 | 3.56 | 7.16 | 7.39 | 0.379 |
Non perseverative errors (T) | 1.79 | 1.48 | 2.37 | 3.67 | 0.551 |
Non perseverative errors (M) | 1.09 | 1.51 | 2.84 | 5.63 | 0.214 |
Unique errors (T) | 0.45 | 0.53 | 1.08 | 2.84 | 0.360 |
Unique errors (M) | 14.91 | 5.82 | 14.00 | 6.86 | 0.715 |
Failure to maintain set | 1.45 | 3.24 | 0.37 | 0.60 | 0.295 |
Learning to learn | 4.90 | 6.09 | 3.99 | 6.64 | 0.777 |
Conceptual level responses total | 2.91 | 1.640 | 3.58 | 1.261 | 0.220 |
ToL parameters | |||||
Total moves | 187.82 | 29.755 | 181.68 | 29.469 | 0.588 |
Total time | 968.43 | 401.36 | 970.99 | 445.47 | 0.988 |