2005
A family study of early‐onset obsessive‐compulsive disorder
do Rosario‐Campos M, Leckman JF, Curi M, Quatrano S, Katsovitch L, Miguel EC, Pauls DL. A family study of early‐onset obsessive‐compulsive disorder. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2005, 136B: 92-97. PMID: 15892140, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderRecurrence riskChronic ticsFirst-degree family membersChildhood-onset obsessive-compulsive disorderDiagnosis of OCDChronic tic disorderStandardized semi-structured interviewFirst-degree relativesEarly-onset casesOnset obsessive-compulsive disorderDSM-IV criteriaEarly-onset obsessive-compulsive disorderBest-estimate processRandom digit dialingHigh comorbid ratesAge of onsetFamily studiesHigh genetic loadingMean ageSpecialty clinicTic disordersComorbid ratesValid subgroupsCase relatives
2001
Adults With Early-Onset Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Rosario-Campos MC, Leckman JF, Mercadante MT, Shavitt RG, Prado HS, Sada P, Zamignani D, Miguel EC. Adults With Early-Onset Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2001, 158: 1899-1903. PMID: 11691698, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.158.11.1899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptom onsetObsessive-compulsive disorderSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsOCD patientsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsEarlier symptom onsetEarly-onset groupLater symptom onsetOnset obsessive-compulsive disorderYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleComorbid tic disordersAdult OCD patientsObsessive Compulsive ScaleReuptake inhibitorsAdult outpatientsTic disordersTreatment outcomesOCD symptom onsetBimodal ageEarly onsetHeterogeneous disorderCompulsive ScaleDisordersAgePatients