About 30% of men with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders have obsessive-compulsive symptomsObsessive compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia: frequency and clinical features.

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  • Byerly, M
  • Goodman, W
  • Acholonu, W
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  • McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA, USA

Byerly M, Goodman W, Acholonu W, et al. Obsessive compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia: frequency and clinical features. Schizophr Res 2005; 76: 309–16.ByerlyMGoodmanWAcholonuWet alObsessive compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia: frequency and clinical features.Schizophr Res200576309-16Q How frequently do obsessive-compulsive symptoms occur in people with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders?

For correspondence: Dr M Byerly, U T Southwestern, Psychiatry, 6363 Forest Park Road, Suite 651, Dallas 75235, TX, USA; [email protected]

Sources of funding: National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, USA; National Institute of Mental Health, USA.

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