Emotion perception in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the ability to perceive facial and vocal affect in a group of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and to explore the specific emotions that might be troublesome for them. Participants were 25 patients with OCD and 25 healthy controls, matched for age, education, and gender. They were assessed with computerized tests of affect perception using visual faces [Kinney's Affect Matching Test (KAMT)], visual everyday scenarios [Fantie's Cartoon Test (FCT)], and prosody [Affective Prosody Test (APT)], as well as a facial recognition test [Kinney's Identity Matching Test (KIMT)].