Stressful life events at onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder are associated with a distinct clinical pattern

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 367-376

  Real, Eva ^a   Labad, Javier ^a,b   Alonso, Pino ^a,c,d   Segalàs, Cinto ^a   Jiménez Murcia, Susana ^a,c,d   Bueno, Blanca ^a,c   Subirà, Marta ^a,c,d   Vallejo, Julio ^a   Menchón, José M ^a,c,d  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^b Reus   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

complicated birth; environmental stressors; obsessive compulsive disorder; stressful life events; symptom dimensions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79955579177     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20792     Document Type: Article

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