Association between severe childhood infections and subsequent risk of OCD is largely explained by shared familial factors
Introduction Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is only moderately heritable 1 2, but surprisingly little is known about potential environmental risk factors contributing to its aetiology.
Authors
- Zheng Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8087-1417)
- Isabell Brikell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3800-6665)
- Henrik Larsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6851-3297)
- Jan C. Beucke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8450-1923)
- Lorena Fernández de la Cruz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1571-5485)
- Paul Lichtenstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3037-5287)
- Ralf Kuja‐Halkola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3765-2067)
- Josep Pol-Fuster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7066-3649)
- Elles de Schipper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9494-451X)
- Brian Matthew D'Onofrio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5248-7434)
- David Mataix‐Cols (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4545-0924)
Institutions
- Lund University (SE)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Örebro University (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- MSH Medical School Hamburg – University of Applied Sciences and Medical University (DE)
- Indiana University Bloomington (US)
- Stockholm Health Care Services (SE)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Mental Health
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2024-301203
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.28
Funders
- International OCD Foundation
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Hjärnfonden