Remission of obsessive-compulsive disorders and syndromes; Evidence from a prospective community cohort study over 30 years

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 179-187

  Fineberg, Naomi A ^a,b   Hengartner, Michael P ^c   Bergbaum, Carmel ^d   Gale, Tim ^a,b   Rössler, Wulf ^c   Angst, Jules ^c  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PSYCHIATRY   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Longitudinal; Obsessive compulsive; Remission; Sub threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; COMORBIDITY; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; OBSESSION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REMISSION; STRATIFIED SAMPLE; SWITZERLAND; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RISK FACTORS; SWITZERLAND; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883166140     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: 14711788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13651501.2013.777744     Document Type: Article

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