Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Retrospective Study on Clinical Characteristics and Family History in Outpatients Care
Journal Title: International Journal of Educational Science and Research (IJESR) - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
One of the main factors associated with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) etiology, is heredity. There are evidences showing that, the mean age at onset of symptoms is lower among relatives and are associated with a higher morbidity risk, for OCD. Objectives: investigate the clinical characteristics of the disorder among patients with family history and those without a family history. Methods: Retrospective analysis of 114 medical records of patients diagnosed with OCD and followed-up due to this disorder. Results: 22% had a family history of OCD (group A) and 78% had no family history (group B). The mean age at onset of symptoms in group A was lower and means age at onset of treatment in this group, was also lower. Doubt (obsession) and hoarding (compulsion) were more frequent in group A. The symptoms for the group, with positive family history (group A) had higher mean scores in Yale-Brown Obsessive- Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS). Conclusion: OCD family history can be a risk factor, to an increased severity of symptoms.
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Flavio Soares Araujo, Rodrigo Rebouças De Castro, Hammel Phillipe Dos Santos Amorim
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