Journal article
A longitudinal study of obsessive-compulsive disorder in individuals at ultra-high risk for psychosis
LF Fontenelle, A Lin, C Pantelis, SJ Wood, B Nelson, AR Yung
Journal of Psychiatric Research | Published : 2011
Abstract
Background: We evaluated whether (1) a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) at baseline, or (2) the persistence, remission or emergence of de novo OCD at follow-up, were associated with the development of different psychotic disorders in a cohort of individuals at ultra-high risk (UHR) for psychosis. Methods: Patients were assessed for OCD at baseline and after a mean of 7.4 years follow-up and classified into: (i) Non-OCD group - patients without OCD both at baseline and follow-up (n = 269; 86.2%), (ii) Incident OCD group - patients without OCD at baseline but with OCD at follow-up (n = 17; 5.4%), (iii) Remitting OCD group - patients with OCD at baseline but without OCD at follo..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This manuscript "A longitudinal study of obsessive-compulsive disorder in individuals at ultra-high risk for psychosis" was supported by the Colonial Foundation and a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Program Grant (# 566529). None of the funding agencies had any role in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data: in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the paper for publication.A/Prof. Leonardo F. Fontenelle has received travel expense reimbursement from Solvay and has acted as a consultant to Lundbeck. Prof. Chris Pantelis has acted as a consultant for Pfizer and received research grants and acted as a consultant for Janssen-Cilag, Eli Lilly, Hospira (Mayne), and Astra Zeneca. All other authors declare that they have no conflicts of interestA/Prof. Leonardo F. Fontenelle was supported by an Endeavour Research Fellowship (postdoctoral research) from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (Australia), and Bolsa de Produtividade em Pesquisa, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (Brazil); Dr. Ashleigh Lin was supported by an NHMRC program grant; Prof. Christos Pantelis was supported by an NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellowship and NHMRC Program Grants; A/Prof. Stephen J. Wood was supported by an NHMRC Clinical Career Development Award and a National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) Young Investigator Award; Dr. Barnaby Nelson was supported by a Ronald Griffith Fellowship and a NARSAD Young Investigator Award; Prof. Alison R. Yung was supported by an NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship.