title: Comorbid bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
abstract: Obsessive-compulsive symptoms are common in patients with bipolar disorders. This comorbid condition complicates the clinical treatment of the two disorders, so identifying these individuals is important. We discuss the comorbid occurrence of obsessive-compulsive disorder and bipolar disorder, introduce possible etiological mechanisms that could result in this common comorbid condition, discuss recent research advances in the area, and propose some clinical principles for managing such patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Affective Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Daihui
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: Division of Affective Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Kaida
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jiang
keywords: bipolar disorder; comorbidity; obsessive-compulsive disorder