Higher prevalence of obsessive–compulsive spectrum disorders in rheumatic fever
de Alvarenga P, Floresi A, Torres A, Hounie A, Fossaluza V, Gentil A, Pereira C, Miguel E. Higher prevalence of obsessive–compulsive spectrum disorders in rheumatic fever. General Hospital Psychiatry 2009, 31: 178-180. PMID: 19269540, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2008.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRheumatic feverObsessive-compulsive spectrum disordersHigh prevalencePrevious historyPsychiatric outpatientsAnalytical cross-sectional studyConsecutive psychiatric outpatientsCross-sectional studySubclinical obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderPositive historySpectrum disorderPsychiatric diagnosisMental disordersRelated disordersSenior psychiatristsObsessive-compulsive symptomsStatistical ManualDisordersPrevalencePrivate practiceFeverOutpatientsFourth EditionSuch history