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Is obsessive-compulsive disorder an anxiety disorder, and what, if any, are spectrum conditions? A family study perspective.
Psychological medicine - 1 Jan 2012
Bienvenu O J, Samuels J F, Wuyek L A, Liang K-Y, Wang Y, Grados M A, Cullen B A, Riddle M A, Greenberg B D, Rasmussen S A, Fyer A J, Pinto A, Rauch S L, Pauls D L, McCracken J T, Piacentini J, Murphy D L, Knowles J A, Nestadt G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Experts have proposed removing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) from the anxiety disorders section and grouping it with putatively related conditions in DSM-5. The current study uses co-morbidity and familiality data to inform these issues. METHOD: Case family data from the OCD Collaborative Genetics Study (382 OCD-affected probands and 974 of their first-degree relatives) were compared with...
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