Comorbid obsessive-compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia: contributions of pharmacological and genetic factors

A large subgroup of around 25% of schizophrenia patients suffers from obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) and about 12% fulfil the diagnostic criteria of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The additional occurrence of OCS is associated with high subjective burden of disease, additional neurocognit...

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Main Authors: Frederike eSchirmbeck, Mathias eZink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2013.00099/full