Gender differences in obsessive-compulsive disorder: A literature review;Diferenças de gênero no transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo: Uma revisão da literature

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 390-399

  de Mathis, Maria Alice ^a   de Alvarenga, Pedro ^a   Funaro, Guilherme ^a   Torresan, Ricardo Cezar ^b   Moraes, Ivanil ^a   Torres, Albina Rodrigues ^b   Zilberman, Monica ^a   Hounie, Ana Gabriela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gender identity; Genetics; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Phenotype; Sex

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE COURSE; EATING DISORDER; GENDER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PHENOTYPE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYMPTOM;

FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PHENOTYPE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84855767009     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-44462011000400014     Document Type: Review

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