OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDERS IN BENIN - 5 CASE-REPORTS

被引:8
作者
BERTSCHY, G [1 ]
AHYI, RG [1 ]
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[1] CTR NATL HOSP UNIV,SERV NEUROPSYCHIAT,COTONOU,BENIN
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10.1159/000284744
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R749 [精神病学];
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100205 ;
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We report 5 cases of obsessive-compulsive disorders diagnosed among a sample of Beninese Psychiatric outpatients. This type of report does not support the idea that this disorder is very rare in black Africa. Moreover, it appears that the clinical and epidemiological characteristics are not really different from those described in other continents.
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