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Phenotypic differences in early- and late-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Comprehensive psychiatry - 1 Jan 2000
Sobin C, Blundell M L, Karayiorgou M
Abstract excerpt
Early-onset forms of many medical diseases have been associated with specific genetic anomalies. To assess the potential marker value of onset age in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), we examined and compared the phenotypic characteristics of patients with early and later onset. The study sample included 38 children with DSM-IV OCD and 129 adults 19 years of age or older, 77 of whom reported OCD onset prior to...
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