TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Family study of obsessive-compulsive disorder in a Mexican population
JO  - Archives of medical research
A1  - Nicolini, Humberto
A1  - Weissbecker, Karen
A1  - Mejía, José M.
A1  - Sánchez de Carmona, Manuel
SP  - 193
EP  - 8
VL  - 24
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0188-4409
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -