Group A beta hemolytic streptococcal infections and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in a Turkish pediatric population

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Abali O., Nazik H., Gurkan K., Unuvar E., Sidal M., Ongen B., ...Daha Fazla

PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES, cilt.60, sa.1, ss.103-105, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 60 Sayı: 1
• Basım Tarihi: 2006
• Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2006.01475.x
• Dergi Adı: PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.103-105
• İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate obsessive-compulsive disease (OCD) in Turkish Children who had group A beta hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) infections and those who had not. Thirty-one children and adolescents (the study group) were compared with 28 children and adolescents. The Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS) scores were rated between study group and control group. The mean score, obsession and compulsion scores of CY-BOCS in the study group were significantly higher than they were in the control group (P < 0.05). The GABHS infections should be assessed in the etiology of OCD in children. Considering GABHS infections may help the treatment of OCD.