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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Comorbidity of obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorder: A new heuristic
Human Psychopharmacology, Volume 29, No. 1, Year 2014
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Description
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and substance use disorder share several aspects of phenomenology and may be underpinned by a common mechanism with compulsivity at the core. Despite this overlap, the two disorders show a variable pattern of comorbidity. Here, we review the current evidence for comorbidity across clinical and epidemiological studies, and propose a new heuristic for substance use comorbidity in OCD, based on a hypothetical threshold of OCD severity. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Cuzen, Natalie L.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Stein, Dan J.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Lochner, Christine
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Fineberg, Naomi Anne
United Kingdom, Welwyn Garden City
Queen Elizabeth Ii Hospital
United Kingdom, Hatfield
University of Hertfordshire
Statistics
Citations: 23
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/hup.2373
ISSN:
08856222
e-ISSN:
10991077
Research Areas
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Phenomenological Study
Study Approach
Qualitative