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Distinct correlates of hoarding and cleaning symptom dimensions in relation to onset of obsessive–compulsive disorder at menarche or the perinatal period

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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).

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Abbreviations

OCD:

Obsessive–compulsive disorder

LogReg:

Logistic regression

SD:

Standard deviation

OR:

Odds ratio

YBOCS:

Yale–Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale

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  1. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Clinical and Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge Hospital, c/Feixa Llarga s/n, 08907, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

    Javier Labad, Pino Alonso, Cinto Segalas, Eva Real, Susana Jimenez, Blanca Bueno, Julio Vallejo & Jose Manuel Menchon

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Labad, J., Alonso, P., Segalas, C. et al. Distinct correlates of hoarding and cleaning symptom dimensions in relation to onset of obsessive–compulsive disorder at menarche or the perinatal period. Arch Womens Ment Health 13, 75–81 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-009-0098-x

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