Age differences in children with obsessive-compulsive disorder: symptoms, comorbidity, severity and impairment

• Published in: Nordic journal of psychiatry Vol. 75; no. S1; p. S11
• Main Authors: Smárason, Orri, Weidle, Bernhard, Höjgaard, David R. M. A., Torp, Nor Christian, Ivarsson, Tord, Nissen, Judith Becker, Thomsen, Per Hove, Skarphedinsson, Gudmundur
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 13.03.2022

Studies on child and adolescent obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) indicate that symptom severity is similar across age, but significant age differences of symptom profile and comorbid disorders have been observed. These earlier studies have yielded mixed results, are methodologically heterogenous...