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Phenomenological features and clinical impact of affective disorders in OCD: a focus on the bipolar disorder and OCD connection.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22109969     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Given the general population prevalence rates of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and the affective disorders, one would expect the co-occurrence of these syndromes to be rare. Yet findings by our group and others have revealed extremely high rates of comorbidity in OCD with both depressive disorders (DD; 50%) and bipolar disorder (BPD; 10%). The current investigation sought to further clarify the role affective disorder comorbidity-particularly that with BPD-may play in the clinical expression of OCD.
METHOD: A total of 605 individuals with OCD were evaluated with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV. The sample included three groups: BPD (bipolar I or II; N = 79, 13.1%), DD (major depression or dysthymia; N = 388, 64.1%), and NAD (no affective disorder comorbidity; N = 138, 22.8%). Group-wise comparisons were conducted on comorbidity patterns, impairment measures, and clinical features of OCD.
RESULTS: Analyses revealed a graded severity pattern, with the BPD group as the most severe, followed by the DD group, and finally the NAD group. Severity was reflected by the total number of Axis I disorders (P<.01), the number of psychiatric hospitalizations (P<.001), impairment measures (Ps<.05), and OCD symptoms (P<.01). It is worth noting that the impairment and OCD symptom severity findings were not attributable to the higher level of nonmood disorder comorbidities in the BPD and DD groups.
RESULTS: Those individuals with comorbid affective disorders, particularly BPD, represent a clinically severe group compared to those without such comorbidity. Clarifying the phenomenological features of OCD-affective disorder comorbidity has important etiological and treatment implications.
Authors:
Kiara R Timpano; Liza M Rubenstein; Dennis L Murphy
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural     Date:  2011-11-22
Journal Detail:
Title:  Depression and anxiety     Volume:  29     ISSN:  1520-6394     ISO Abbreviation:  Depress Anxiety     Publication Date:  2012 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-04-18     Completed Date:  2012-08-30     Revised Date:  2013-04-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9708816     Medline TA:  Depress Anxiety     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  226-33     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
© 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Affiliation:
University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33146, USA. kiaratimpano@gmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bipolar Disorder / classification,  epidemiology*
Comorbidity
Depressive Disorder / epidemiology*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / epidemiology*
Predictive Value of Tests
Prevalence
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Severity of Illness Index
Young Adult
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
Z01 MH000336-28/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; Z01 MH000336-29/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; ZIA MH000336-30/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; ZIA MH000336-31/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; ZIA MH000336-32/MH/NIMH NIH HHS
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