Obsessive-compulsive symptoms, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and related disorders in Parkinson's disease

Alex F Maia; Adriana S Pinto; Egberto R Barbosa; Paulo R Menezes; Euripedes C Miguel

doi:10.1176/jnp.15.3.371

Obsessive-compulsive symptoms, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and related disorders in Parkinson's disease

J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2003 Summer;15(3):371-4. doi: 10.1176/jnp.15.3.371.

Authors

Alex F Maia¹, Adriana S Pinto, Egberto R Barbosa, Paulo R Menezes, Euripedes C Miguel

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.

PMID: 12928516
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.15.3.371

Abstract

This study evaluated the frequency of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS), and related disorders (e.g., tic disorders, trichotillomania, and body dysmorphic disorder) in 100 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and 100 individually matched controls. When compared with controls, OCD, OCS, and related disorders were not higher in PD. Findings revealed an association of some OCS with left side motor symptom predominance in PD patients, particularly for symmetry and ordering/arranging. These findings suggest that the right hemisphere likely functions in the expression of OCS.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Case-Control Studies
Comorbidity
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Functional Laterality
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / epidemiology
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / etiology*
Parkinson Disease / complications*
Parkinson Disease / psychology
Personality Inventory
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Reproducibility of Results
Somatoform Disorders / epidemiology
Somatoform Disorders / etiology*
Stereotyped Behavior*
Tic Disorders
Tourette Syndrome
Trichotillomania / epidemiology
Trichotillomania / etiology*