A family study of obsessive-compulsive disorder
Pauls DL, Alsobrook JP, Goodman W, Rasmussen S, Leckman JF. A family study of obsessive-compulsive disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1995, 152: 76-84. PMID: 7802125, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.152.1.76.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-degree relativesObsessive-compulsive disorderComparison subjectsSubthreshold obsessive-compulsive disorderAvailable first-degree relativesGilles de la Tourette's syndromeRelatives of probandsLa Tourette's syndromeFamily studiesBest-estimate diagnosesRate of ticsTic disordersFamily historyHigh riskTourette syndromeChronic ticsFemale probandsEarly onsetFamilial typeDisordersUnaffected subjectsProbandsSyndromeStructured interviewsSubjects