Obsessive-compulsive disorder with different ages of onset: clinical feature and cognitive function

VernacularTitle:不同发病年龄强迫症患者临床特征和认知功能对比
Author: Yan JUN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Clinical feature; Cognitive function
From: Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2011;20(9):824-826
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To compare the clinical feature and cognitive function between patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder of different onset age and explore possible subtype.Methods 140 Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were enrolled in test.All finished a series of tests including clinical feature,Trail-making test (TMT),Tower of Hanoi (TH) and Word fluency test (WFT).Patients were divided into two groups by onset age of 18.Results Compared with patients of onset age after18,patients of onset before18 were more with episode duration and more suicide attitude( x2 =4.214,x2 =11.542,P＜ 0.05 ).In TMT patients of onset before 18 had shorter time and little errors( (81.696 ±50.172)vs( 109.114 ±48.070),(1.169 ±2.983) vs ( 1.405 ± 2.020),P ＜ 0.05 ).Conclusion Obsessive-compulsive disorder with different onset age may be different type.