Childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder
The authors collected clinical diagnostic, neurophysiological, electrophysiological, and biochemical data on 9 adolescents who had primary obsessive-compulsive disorder. The results indicate considerable descriptive validity of the syndrome in childhood and its independence from obsessional traits;...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The American journal of psychiatry 1981-12, Vol.138 (12), p.1545-1554 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The authors collected clinical diagnostic, neurophysiological,
electrophysiological, and biochemical data on 9 adolescents who had primary
obsessive-compulsive disorder. The results indicate considerable
descriptive validity of the syndrome in childhood and its independence from
obsessional traits; however, all of the children had a history of major
depressive disorder, and their sleep EEG measures resembled those of young
adults with primary depressive disorder. The patients' families did not
have a more consistent pattern of anxiety disorder or any other psychiatric
disorder than do families of adult obsessive patients. Psycholinguistic
test results showed a lack of normal laterality, which has been reported
for other psychiatric illness. |
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ISSN: | 0002-953X 1535-7228 |
DOI: | 10.1176/ajp.138.12.1545 |