Comorbidade no transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo

<abstract language="eng">Epidemiological and clinical studies indicate that obsessive-compulsive disorder frequently occurs with comorbid disorders. Comorbidity with anxiety and mood disorders, substance abuse or dependence, somatoform, impulse control and tic disorders deserve speci...

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Main Author: Kátia Petribú
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2001-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462001000600006
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Summary:<abstract language="eng">Epidemiological and clinical studies indicate that obsessive-compulsive disorder frequently occurs with comorbid disorders. Comorbidity with anxiety and mood disorders, substance abuse or dependence, somatoform, impulse control and tic disorders deserve special attention. In this paper a review of the concept, epidemiological findings, social and occupational functioning, and sequence of comorbid disorders in OCD is presented.
ISSN:1516-4446
1809-452X