Obsessive–Compulsive Symptoms in Neurologic Disease: A Review

Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is an increasingly recognized disorder with a prevalence of 2–3% (Robins et al., 1984). Once thought to be psychodynamic in origin, OCD is now generally recognized as having a neurobiological cause. Although the exact pathophysiology of OCD in its pure form remain...

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Main Authors: M. S. George, J. A. Melvin, C. H. Kellner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1992-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-1992-5101