Obsessive-compulsive symptoms, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and related disorders in Parkinson's disease.
This study evaluated the frequency of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS), and related disorders (e.g., tic disorders, trichotillomania, and body dysmorphic disorder) in 100 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and 100 individually matched controls. When compared with controls, OCD, OCS, and related disorders were not higher in PD. Findings revealed an association of some OCS with left side motor symptom predominance in PD patients, particularly for symmetry and ordering/arranging. These findings suggest that the right hemisphere likely functions in the expression of OCS.
Maia
Alex F
AF
Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
Pinto
Adriana S
AS
Barbosa
Egberto R
ER
Menezes
Paulo R
PR
Miguel
Euripedes C
EC
D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior; D013981:Tic Disorders; D005879:Tourette Syndrome; D014256:Trichotillomania / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*