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Family aggregation and risk factors of obsessive-compulsive disorders in a nationwide three-generation study.
Depression and anxiety - 1 Dec 2013
Steinhausen Hans-Christoph, Bisgaard Charlotte, Munk-Jørgensen Povl, Helenius Dorte
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BACKGROUND: This nationwide register-based study investigates how often obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD) with different age at diagnosis occur in affected families compared to control families. Furthermore, the study addresses the impact of certain risk factors, that is, sex, degree of urbanization, year of birth, and maternal and paternal age at birth. METHODS: A total of N = 2,057 child and adolescent...
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