A review of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents

2011/12/31 by Bernard Boileau · 1 citation
Medicine · Psychology · #Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies #Clinical psychology #Cognition #Comorbidity #Epidemiology #Etiology #Medicine #Neuroimaging #Obsessive compulsive #Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders #Personality Disorders and Psychopathology #Perspective (graphical) #Population #Presentation (obstetrics) #Psychiatry #Psychology #Psychopharmacology

paper · doi:10.31887/dcns.2011.13.4/bboileau

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Abstract

This article is a review of recent literature on obsessive-compulsive disorder in the pediatric population. Areas covered include: a brief historical perspective, clinical presentation in relation to symptoms found in different age groups, epidemiology, psychiatric comorbidity, etiology (with regards to genetics, neuroimaging, and familial factors), clinical course and prognosis, and treatment, with special emphasis on individual and family-based cognitive-behavioral therapy and psychopharmacology.

Citations

• Meta-Analysis of the Symptom Structure of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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