Tourette syndrome, associated conditions and the complexities of treatment

MM Robertson - Brain, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Tourette syndrome (TS) is characterized by multiple motor tics plus one or more vocal
(phonic) tics, which characteristically wax and wane. It can no longer be considered the rare …

Obsessive–compulsive disorder: a review of the diagnostic criteria and possible subtypes and dimensional specifiers for DSM‐V

JF Leckman, D Denys, HB Simpson… - Depression and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Since the publication of the DSM‐IV in 1994, research on obsessive–
compulsive disorder (OCD) has continued to expand. It is timely to reconsider the nosology …

An international perspective on Tourette syndrome: selected findings from 3500 individuals in 22 countries

RD Freeman, DK Fast, L Burd, J Kerbeshian… - … medicine and child …, 2000 - cambridge.org
We have established a multisite, international database of 3500 individuals diagnosed with
Tourette syndrome (TS). The male: female ratio is 4.3: 1 for the total sample, with wide …

[PDF][PDF] Symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder

JF Leckman, DE Grice, J Boardman… - American Journal of …, 1997 - researchgate.net
Obiective: Obsessive-conpulsive disorder encompasses a broad range of symptoms that rep-
resent multiple psychological domains, including perception, cognition, emotion, social …

The epidemiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents

AH Zohar - Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics, 1999 - childpsych.theclinics.com
Epidemiologic studies show that by late adolescence obsessivecompulsive disorder (OCD)
has a lifetime prevalence of 2% to 3%. The age of onset is earlier in boys than in girls, and …

Adults with early-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder

MC do Rosario-Campos, JF Leckman… - American Journal of …, 2001 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a clinically heterogeneous disorder
with a bimodal age at onset and range of treatment outcomes. This study attempted to …

Prospective, longitudinal study of tic, obsessive-compulsive, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders in an epidemiological sample

BS Peterson, DS Pine, P Cohen… - … Compulsive Disorder and …, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
Objective: Understanding the interreiatedness of tics, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD),
and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been complicated by studying only …

Symptom structure in obsessive-compulsive disorder: a confirmatory factor-analytic study

LJ Summerfeldt, MA Richter, MM Antony… - Behaviour Research and …, 1999 - Elsevier
Although obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has long been a unitary diagnosis, there is
much recent interest in its potential heterogeneity, as manifested by symptom subgroups …

Obsessive-compulsive disorder phenotypes: implications for genetic studies

EC Miguel, JF Leckman, S Rauch… - Molecular …, 2005 - nature.com
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) clinical presentation is remarkably diverse, and can
vary both within and across patients over time. This variability in the phenotypic expression …

Symptom dimensions, clinical course and comorbidity in men and women with obsessive-compulsive disorder

RC Torresan, ATA Ramos-Cerqueira, RG Shavitt… - Psychiatry …, 2013 - Elsevier
The study aimed to compare male and female patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD) across symptom dimensions, clinical course and comorbidity. A cross-sectional study …