Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Studies from Karolinska Institute yield new data on obsessive-compulsive disorder
Published in Mental Health Weekly Digest, June 18th, 2007
Researchers detail in "An autistic dimension: a proposed subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder," new data in obsessive-compulsive disorder. "This article focuses on the possibility that autism spectrum disorder (ASD: Asperger syndrome, autism and atypical autism) in its milder forms may be clinically important among a substantial proportion of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and discusses OCD subtypes based on this proposition. The hypothesis derives from extensive clinical experience of OCD and ASD, and literature searches on MEDLINE," scientists in Stockholm, Sweden report.
"Neuropsychological deficits are more common in OCD than in panic...
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