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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder : Diagnosis, Clinical Features, Nosology, and Epidemiology

Cervin, Matti LU (2023) In Psychiatric Clinics of North America 46(1). p.1-16
Abstract
Key points

• Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a disabling mental disorder with a lifetime prevalence of around 2% with similar rates across age groups and countries.

• Diagnosis is made based on a pattern of time-consuming, clinically distressing, or impairing obsessions and compulsions and most cases emerge during puberty or early adulthood.

• Obsessions are recurrent, persistent, and intrusive thoughts, urges, or images, and compulsions are repetitive behaviors or mental acts performed to manage
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Obsessions, Compulsions, Diagnosis, Presentation, Features
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Psychiatric Clinics of North America
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46
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1
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16 pages
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Elsevier
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  • scopus:85145197758
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1558-3147
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10.1016/j.psc.2022.10.006
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English
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