Distinct correlates of hoarding and cleaning symptom dimensions in relation to onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder at menarche or the perinatal period.
Ninety female outpatients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) completed a semistructured interview to assess the relationship between different OCD symptom dimensions and the onset of OCD at menarche or during the perinatal period. Patients with hoarding symptoms had an earlier age at menarche than non-hoarders (12.1 +/- 1.3 vs 13.0 +/- 1.5 years, p = 0.019) and were more likely to report OCD onset at menarche (OR = 4.1, p = 0.034). Patients with symptoms of the contamination/cleaning dimension were more likely to report the onset of their disorder during pregnancy or postpartum (OR = 9.3, p = 0.048).
Labad
Javier
J
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Clinical and Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge Hospital, c/Feixa Llarga s/n, 08907, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. j_labad@yahoo.es
Alonso
Pino
P
Segalas
Cinto
C
Real
Eva
E
Jimenez
Susana
S
Bueno
Blanca
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Vallejo
Julio
J
Menchon
Jose Manuel
JM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D008572:Menarche / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult