title: Distinct correlates of hoarding and cleaning symptom dimensions in relation to onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder at menarche or the perinatal period.
abstract: 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).
authors: 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
authors: Javier
authors: J
authors: Labad
authors: Pino
authors: P
authors: Alonso
authors: Cinto
authors: C
authors: Segalas
authors: Eva
authors: E
authors: Real
authors: Susana
authors: S
authors: Jimenez
authors: Blanca
authors: B
authors: Bueno
authors: Julio
authors: J
authors: Vallejo
authors: Jose Manuel
authors: JM
authors: Menchon
mesh_terms: 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