Developmental Considerations in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Comparing Pediatric and Adult-Onset Cases

Developmental Considerations in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Comparing Pediatric and Adult-Onset Cases

There appear to be two peaks of incidence of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), one with a pre-adolescent onset and another in early adulthood. As new cases are added, the cumulative prevalence of OCD increases, but the great majority of cases have an onset in youth. The notion that early onset OC...

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Main Authors: Daniel A. Geller, Saffron Homayoun, Gabrielle Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
obsessive compulsive disorder
pediatric
child and adolescent
developmental
neuropsychology
immune
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.678538/full

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