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Prevalence of Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Elderly Parkinson Disease Patients: A Case-Control Study.
- Source :
- American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry; Feb2020, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p167-175, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- <bold>Background: </bold>The clinical picture of obsessive-compulsive disorder encompasses a broad range of symptoms that are related to multiple psychological domains, including perception, cognition, emotion, and social relatedness. As obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) frequently have an early onset, there are limited data about OCS in older populations (≥65 years) and, in particular, in elderly subjects with Parkinson disease (PD).<bold>Objective: </bold>This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of OCS using a self-report measure (Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised) and to identify associated sociodemographic and clinical factors in a sample of elderly PD patients compared to a comparison group of similarly aged healthy volunteers.<bold>Results: </bold>The mean age was 74 ± 6 years in the PD patients and 73 ± 7 years in the comparison group. The mean disease duration was 9.6 ± 5.8 years. Among the PD patients, 30.7% reported at least one OCS or a related disorder compared to 21.1% in the comparison group. Hoarding was significantly more common in PD patients than in the comparison group.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Subclinical OCS were present at a high percentage in both PD patients and comparison group. The OCS phenotype in PD may present differently, as hoarding was more common in PD patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10647481
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 141581845
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2019.08.022