Comorbidity of obsessive–compulsive disorder and substance use disorder: a new heuristic. (27th November 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cuzen, Natalie L.; Stein, Dan J.; Lochner, Christine; Fineberg, Naomi A.
• Is Part Of: Human psychopharmacology. Volume 29:Number 1(2014:Jan.)
• Page Start: 89
• Page End: 93
• Publication Date: 2013-11-27
• Subjects: Psychopharmacology -- Periodicals; Psychotropic drugs -- Periodicals; Psychopharmacology -- Periodicals; Psychotropic Drugs -- pharmacology -- Periodicals; 615.78
• DOI: 10.1002/hup.2373
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0885-6222

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>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 &amp; Sons, Ltd.</p> </abstract>