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Objective: The g -aminobutyric acid type A (GABA A ) system may be implicated in obsessive-compulsive disorder, based on its major role in modulation of anxiety and its function

Objective: A substantial body of evidence suggests that obsessive- compulsive disorder has a genetic component, and substantial candidate genes for the disorder have

17,18 This instrument has four subscales that were developed on the basis of the DSM-IV classii cation of anxiety disorders (panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder,

and their power do discriminate PD patients from normal con- trols and other anxiety disorder patients; to discuss, in detail, panic disorder with prominent respiratory symptoms; and

In overview, the theory suggests that panic anxiety, social anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), atypical depression, and melancholic depression derive from specific

7,10,12,13 One article compared groups of different anxiety disorders, such patients with PD with and without agoraphobia (n=33), social phobia (n=32), obsessive- compulsive

DSM-5 also requires obsessive-compulsive symptoms not to be explicable by other mental disorders, like generalized anxiety disorder, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), hoarding

Early symptoms of pervasive developmental disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, separation anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, schizophrenia,