Obsessive-compulsive disorder classification
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sonya Gelfand Abhishek Reddy
Overview
Obsessive compulsive disorder is classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) as an anxiety disorder. According to the American Psychiatric Association there will be change in the classification of OCD and associated conditions into DSM-5 once the the fifth edition of the DSM scheduled for release in May 2013 comes out.
Classification
Subclassification Based on Co-morbidity
- OCD can be classified into three categories based on co-morbidity:[1]
- An OCD simplex class, where major depressive disorder (MDD) is the most common additional disorder.
- An OCD co-morbid tic-related class, where tics are prominent and affective syndromes are considerably rarer.
- An OCD co-morbid affective-related class where panic disorder and affective syndromes are common.
References
- ↑ Nestadt G, Di CZ, Riddle MA, Grados MA, Greenberg BD, Fyer AJ; et al. (2009). "Obsessive-compulsive disorder: subclassification based on co-morbidity". Psychol Med. 39 (9): 1491–501. doi:10.1017/S0033291708004753. PMC 3039126. PMID 19046474.