Abstract
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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 89-93 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2014 |
Keywords
- comorbidity
- compulsivity
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- substance use disorder