Several lines of evidence support the concept of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as a heterogeneous illness. Using a range of factors such as demographic, psychosocial, and clinical variables, we compared OCD patients with chronic (n = 55) versus episodic (n = 46) courses of illness. Patients we
Comparison of clinical characteristics in episodic and chronic obsessive–compulsive disorder
✍ Scribed by Raşit Tükel; Serap Batmaz Oflaz; İlker Özyıldırım; Banu Aslantaş; Erhan Ertekin; Atiye Sözen; Filiz Alyanak; Hatice Atlı
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 108 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1091-4269
- DOI
- 10.1002/da.20234
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