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Genetics of early-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder.
European child & adolescent psychiatry - 1 Mar 2010
Walitza Susanne, Wendland Jens R, Gruenblatt Edna, Warnke Andreas, Sontag Thomas A, Tucha Oliver, Lange Klaus W
Abstract excerpt
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by recurrent, intrusive and disturbing thoughts as well as by repetitive stereotypic behaviors. Epidemiological data are similar in children and adults, i.e., between 1 and 3% of the general population suffer from OCD. Children with OCD are often seriously impaired in their development. OCD, especially of early onset, has been shown to be familial. Several...
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