Intelligence quotient (IQ) in pediatric patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

The aim of the present study was to examine the intellectual quotient (IQ) in a large sample of youth with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and to compare them with typically developing individuals (TDI), adding to the scarce literature focusing on the intelligence evaluation of this population. The IQ of 82 children and adolescents with OCD and 82 TDI, matched by age, sex, handedness and education, was assessed by the Wechsler Abbreviated...