Clinical subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder based on the presence of checking and washing compulsions Subtipos clínicos do transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo com base na presença de compulsões de checagem e lavagem
OBJECTIVE: We aimed at examining the utility of checking and washing compulsions as markers of valid subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). METHODS: One hundred and six patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder were evaluated with a socio-demographic and clinical questionnaire, the Struc...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)
2005-09-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462005000300008 |