The Netherlands Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Association (NOCDA) study: Design and rationale of a longitudinal naturalistic study of the course of OCD and clinical characteristics of the sample at baseline

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 273-285

  Schuurmans, Josien ^a   van Balkom, Anton J L M ^b   van Megen, Harold J G M ^c   Smit, Johannes H ^b   Eikelenboom, Merijn ^b   Cath, Danielle C ^d   Kaarsemaker, Maarten ^e   Oosterbaan, Desiree ^f   Hendriks, Gert Jan ^g   Schruers, Koen R J ^h   van der Wee, Nic J A ⁱ   Glas, Gerrit ^j   Van Oppen, Patricia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c GGz Centraal   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e GGZ Noord en Midden Limburg   (Netherlands)

^f RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g Centre for Anxiety Disorders Overwaal   (Netherlands)

^h MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

ⁱ LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^j NONE

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Author keywords

Course; Epidemiology; Longitudinal study; Obsessive compulsive disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERSONALITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAMPLE SIZE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870479198     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: 15570657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.1372     Document Type: Article

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