Overreliance on Imagination May Be a Sign of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (IMAGE)

University of Montreal

Overreliance on Imagination May Be a Sign of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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Confusing reality with imagination and losing contact with reality are two key characteristics that could play a role in the development of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This is what we learn from a study conducted by researchers at the CIUSSS de l'Est-de-l'&amp;Icirc;le-de-Montr&amp;eacute;al (Institut universitaire en sant&amp;eacute; mentale de Montr&amp;eacute;al) and the University of Montreal, the results of which were published in the <em>Journal of Clinical Psychology</em>.

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