Course of obsessive-compulsive disorder during early postpartum period: a prospective analysis of 16 cases
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2007
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W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
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Objective: The aim of the current study was to prospectively examine a course of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) during the early postpartum period. Method: The study data were collected from 16 pregnant women. with a diagnosis of OCD according to the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-I). Obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms were assessed by the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) before and after childbirth. Psychopharmacologic or psychotherapeutic treatments were not administered over the study period. Results: Scores of the mean Y-BOCS-total and Y-BOCS-obsession were significantly reduced from the basal levels to 6 weeks postnatally. No significant difference was found in terms of Y-BOCS-compulsion between 2 interviews. During the study period, whereas the Y-BOCS-total scores were decreased by at least 25% in 8 (50.0%) of 16 patients, only 1 (6.2%) of 16 patients experienced at least a 25% increase in the same scores. Conclusion: The results from a small patient group suggest that some patients may experience a marked improvement in preexisting OCD symptoms after childbirth. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY
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Q2
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48
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6
