Obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette Syndrome: is there a relationship?

The authors describe the main characteristics of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, the fourth most frequent psychiatric disease, and Tourette Syndrome. Considered completely separate disorders, there is growing scientific evidence that there is a connection between them. The authors present clinical, genetic and neuroimaging data reinforcing this idea, and call attention to the importance of research in this area, as they believe that the definition of more homogenous subgroups will facilitate the identification of biological markers and predictors of treatment response.

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Main Authors: Rosário,Maria Conceição do, Miguel Filho,Eurípedes Constantino
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina - APM 1997
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31801997000200008
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