Are the symptom dimensions a predictor of short-term response to pharmacotherapy in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder? A retrospective cohort study.

Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptom dimensions respond differently to behavioral and pharmacological interventions, and some dimensions are reported to be more resistant to treatment.

Aim: We aimed to investigate the responses of three symptom dimensions (harm/sexual, symmetry/hoarding, and contamination/cleaning) to serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SRI) therapy in pediatric OCD.

Methods: Children who were between 6 and 17 years old, diagnosed with OCD according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) criteria, followed up at our clinic for at least 3 months, and received SRI treatment were included in our study.

Phenomenology of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents: Sample from a tertiary care center in Istanbul, Turkey.

Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a heterogeneous disease in many respects and exhibits this diversity in terms of phenomenology. It also displays several different characteristics in children compared to adults.

Aim: To describe the socio-demographic and phenomenological features of children with OCD and to investigate the impact of these features on response to pharmacotherapy.