@article{ref1,
title="Family study of obsessive-compulsive disorder in a Mexican population",
journal="Archives of medical research",
year="1993",
author="Nicolini, Humberto and Weissbecker, Karen and Mejía, José M. and Sánchez de Carmona, Manuel",
volume="24",
number="2",
pages="193-8",
abstract="Twenty seven obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients were studied at the Instituto Mexic ano de Psiquiatría in Mexico City. This is the first sample of OCD patients studied in latin America. There was a significant sex ratio difference and a significant difference in the type of obsessions and complusions displayed by males and females. Co-morbidity data demostrated a high frequency of obsessive-compulsive personality disorders, depression, sexual abuse, suicidal attempts and neurological damage. Approximately one third of OCD cases demonstrated a positive family history. There was a higher than expected frequency of first degree relatives affected with OCD. IN addition, this study may support the hypothesis that OCD and tics are genetically related<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0188-4409",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}