Is age at symptom onset associated with severity of memory impairment in adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Am J Psychiatry
; 158(1): 137-9, 2001 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Age at onset is a potentially important marker for neurobiological features of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This study examined the relationship between age at symptom onset and memory impairment in adults with OCD.METHOD:
The authors used the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test and the California Verbal Learning Test to compare memory functioning of 37 adult OCD patients with self-reported childhood onset of symptoms (onset at less than 18 years of age) with that of 31 patients with adult-onset symptoms.RESULTS:
No differences were found between the two groups on any of the verbal and nonverbal memory measures.CONCLUSIONS:
Self-reported age at symptom onset is not associated with memory performance in adult patients with OCD according to tests previously found to be sensitive to frontal-striatal system dysfunction and impairment in OCD. Such dysfunction appears to be a consistent feature of OCD in adults, regardless of age at initial symptom onset.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastornos de la Memoria
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Trastorno Obsesivo Compulsivo
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Psychiatry
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article