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dc.contributor.authorDrummond, Lynne M
dc.contributor.authorBoschen, Mark J
dc.contributor.authorCullimore, Joshua
dc.contributor.authorKhan-Hameed, Azmatthulla
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorIon, Ruxandra
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:51:47Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:51:47Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-07-25T03:58:17Z
dc.identifier.issn0163-8343
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2012.02.001
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/52111
dc.description.abstractBackground This research examines the physical health of patients with severe, chronic obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and compares the findings with patients admitted to an acute general psychiatric ward. Methods Successive admissions to a specialist inpatient unit treating patients with OCD were included in the study. Information including gender, age, weight and height were recorded along with the results of blood tests for urea, liver function tests and blood lipids. In addition, type and dose of medication were also recorded. These data were compared with information obtained via the case records from successive admissions to a general psychiatric ward. Results A total of 104 patients with OCD and 101 patients admitted to an acute psychiatric unit were studied. OCD patients were generally younger than the controls and were on a lower dose of antipsychotic medication. Despite this, the OCD patients were more likely than the general psychiatric patients to have raised blood lipids. Raised creatinine was also more common among OCD patients. Conclusion The study demonstrates that patients with severe OCD have significant evidence of serious physical health problems.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom618
dc.relation.ispartofpageto625
dc.relation.ispartofissue6
dc.relation.ispartofjournalGeneral Hospital Psychiatry
dc.relation.ispartofvolume34
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychiatry (incl. psychotherapy)
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode320221
dc.titlePhysical complications of severe, chronic obsessive-compulsive disorder: a comparison with general psychiatric inpatients
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2012 Elsevier. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2012
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gro.griffith.authorBoschen, Mark J.


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