Connections among symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder: A case series

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1029-1041

  Gershuny, Beth S ^a   Baer, Lee ^a   Radomsky, Adam S ^b   Wilson, Kimberly A ^a   Jenike, Michael A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comorbid; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Symptom connection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

EID: 0042121214     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(02)00178-X     Document Type: Article

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