Obsessive-compulsive symptoms and obsessive-compulsive disorder in adolescents: a population-based study

Obsessive-compulsive symptoms and obsessive-compulsive disorder in adolescents: a population-based study

Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) and disorder (OCD) among adolescents and to describe OCD characteristics according to gender. Methods: Participants were selected by cluster sampling at seven high-schools in southern Brazil. In the first stage, 2,323 st...

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Main Authors: Analise de Souza Vivan, Lidiane Rodrigues, Guilherme Wendt, Mônica Giaretton Bicca, Daniela Tusi Braga, Aristides Volpato Cordioli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2014-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
obsessive-compulsive symptoms
adolescents
epidemiology
gender
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