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Comorbid bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder
Obsessive-compulsive symptoms are common in patients with bipolar disorders. This comorbid condition complicates the clinical treatment of the two disorders, so identifying these individuals is important. We discuss the comorbid occurrence of obsessive-compulsive disorder and bipolar disorder, intro...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Publishing
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4621290/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26549961 http://dx.doi.org/10.11919/j.issn.1002-0829.215009 |
Sumario: | Obsessive-compulsive symptoms are common in patients with bipolar disorders. This comorbid condition complicates the clinical treatment of the two disorders, so identifying these individuals is important. We discuss the comorbid occurrence of obsessive-compulsive disorder and bipolar disorder, introduce possible etiological mechanisms that could result in this common comorbid condition, discuss recent research advances in the area, and propose some clinical principles for managing such patients. |
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