Onset and exacerbation of obsessive-compulsive disorder in pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Forray A, Focseneanu M, Pittman B, McDougle CJ, Epperson CN. Onset and exacerbation of obsessive-compulsive disorder in pregnancy and the postpartum period. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2010, 71: 1061-8. PMID: 20492843, PMCID: PMC4204467, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.09m05381blu.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdolescentAdultAge of OnsetAgedComorbidityDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleHumansMaleMenarcheMiddle AgedObsessive-Compulsive DisorderParturitionPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPremenstrual SyndromePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPuerperal DisordersReproductive HistoryRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsOnset of OCDObsessive-compulsive disorderOCD onsetPregnant groupPerinatal periodOCD symptomsWorsening of symptomsExacerbation of symptomsImpact of pregnancyDSM-IV disordersStructured Clinical InterviewDSM-IV criteriaStudent's t-testPremenstrual worseningTotal pregnanciesSymptom exacerbationPostpartum periodExacerbationPregnancyClinical InterviewOCD clinicReproductive life cycleSymptom severitySymptomsCategorical variables