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Review
. 2011;13(4):401-11.
doi: 10.31887/DCNS.2011.13.4/bboileau.

A review of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents

Bernard Boileau  1
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Review

A review of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents

Bernard Boileau. Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2011.

Abstract
in English, Spanish, French

This article is a review of recent literature on obsessive-compulsive disorder in the pediatric population. Areas covered include: a brief historical perspective, clinical presentation in relation to symptoms found in different age groups, epidemiology, psychiatric comorbidity, etiology (with regards to genetics, neuroimaging, and familial factors), clinical course and prognosis, and treatment, with special emphasis on individual and family-based cognitive-behavioral therapy and psychopharmacology.

Este artículo es una revisión de la literatura reciente sobre el trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo en la población pediátrica. Las áreas que se abordan son: una breve perspectiva histórica, la presentación clínica en relación con los síntomas que aparecen en diferentes grupos etarios, la epidemiología, la comorbilidad psiquiátrica, la etiología (incluyendo la genética, las neuroimágenes y los factores familiares), el curso clínico y el pronóstico, y el tratamiento con especial énfasis en la terapia cognitivo-conductual individual y familiar además de la psicofarmacología.

Cet article est une analyse de la littérature scientifique récente sur le trouble obsessionnel-compulsif dans la population pédiatrique. Les domaines étudiés recouvrent un historique bref, la description de la séméiologie clinique selon les différents âges, l'épidémiologie, les différentes comorbidités psychiatriques, l'étiologie (en particulier les aspects génétiques, la neuro-imagerie, les facteurs d'influence familiaux), le devenir et le pronostic, avec un intérêt particulier pour les traitements de thérapie cognitivo-comportementale individuels et familiaux ainsi que la psychopharmacologie.

Keywords: PANDAS; cognitive-behavioral therapy; obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents; pediatric psychopharmacology.

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