title: Co-morbidity of Obsessive-compulsive Disorder and Other Anxiety Disorders with Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the co-morbidity of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other anxiety disorders in child and adolescent mood disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 100 patients aged < 18 years with mood disorders according to the DSM-IV-TR were screened for OCD and other anxiety disorders using Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime version.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of co-morbid anxiety disorders was 22%; OCD was present in 4%, and subthreshold obsessive-compulsive symptoms were present in 2%. Among others, 8% had panic disorder, 7% had generalised anxiety disorder, 3% had separation anxiety disorder, and 1% had social phobia; multiple anxiety disorders were present in 3% of patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Co-morbid anxiety disorder was found in one-fifth of children and adolescents with mood disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, IQ City Medical College, Durgapur, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.affiliation: Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.affiliation: Institute of Psychiatry, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (IPGMER), Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarkhel
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Praharaj
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
keywords: Anxiety disorders; Bipolar disorder; Child; Comorbidity; Obsessive-compulsive disorder