Neurological soft signs in obsessive-compulsive disorder: two empirical studies and meta-analysis
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Neurological soft signs in obsessive-compulsive disorder: two empirical studies and meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND Neurological soft signs (NSS) have been inconsistently reported in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) but may make an impact on treatment response. Method The current study examined the presence of NSS in two independent European samples of OCD patients (combined 85 patients and 88 matched healthy controls) using a standardized instrument and conducted a meta-analysis of all publish...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychological Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0033-2917,1469-8978
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291712002012