Impact of age at onset and duration of illness on the expression of comorbidities in obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Diniz J, Rosario-Campos M, Shavitt R, Curi M, Hounie A, Brotto S, Miguel E. Impact of age at onset and duration of illness on the expression of comorbidities in obsessive-compulsive disorder. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2004, 65: 22-7. PMID: 14744164, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.v65n0104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuration of illnessDepressive disorderTic disordersObsessive-compulsive symptomsExpression of comorbiditiesCommon etiologic pathwayLonger illness durationStructured Clinical InterviewDSM-IV criteriaObsessive-compulsive disorder patientsImpact of ageBody dysmorphic disorderConsecutive outpatientsSecondary complicationsObsessive-compulsive disorderPsychiatric comorbidityIllness durationEtiologic pathwaysDisorder patientsClinical InterviewComorbid diagnosesComorbiditiesIllnessAnxiety disordersDysmorphic disorder