Recent life events and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): The role of pregnancy/delivery

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-58

  Maina, Giuseppe ^a   Albert, Umberto ^a   Bogetto, Filippo ^a   Vaschetto, Patrizia ^a   Ravizza, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Delivery; Life events; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Onset; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSION; ONSET AGE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM;

EID: 0032796885     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1781(99)00090-6     Document Type: Article

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