Bipolar disorder and comorbid obsessive‐compulsive disorder is associated with higher rates of anxiety and impulse control disorders
Issler C, Monkul E, Amaral J, Tamada R, Shavitt R, Miguel E, Lafer B. Bipolar disorder and comorbid obsessive‐compulsive disorder is associated with higher rates of anxiety and impulse control disorders. Acta Neuropsychiatrica 2010, 22: 81-86. PMID: 25385033, DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5215.2010.00457.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment-emergent maniaObsessive-compulsive disorderFemale BD patientsComorbid obsessive-compulsive disorderBipolar disorderControl disordersResidual symptomsDepressive episodeBD patientsOCD patientsPrevious depressive episodesStructured Clinical InterviewHigh rateClinical characteristicsDisorder burdenChronic episodesFemale outpatientsTic disordersHigh riskComorbid disordersSevere formPatientsClinical InterviewSkin pickingDSM-IV