Onset and exacerbation of obsessive–compulsive disorder in the perinatal period
• 256 women were followed from the 20-24th week of pregnancy to 6-month postpartum. • 12 (8%) of the women had onset of OCD during the follow-up period. • The women with OCD-onset reported fewer socioeconomic resources. • The women with OCD-onset had more psychological vulnerabilities.
Authors
- Gerald R. Nestadt
- Jack Samuels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6715-7905)
- Paul Sasha Nestadt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2479-703X)
- Maddy M. Schier
- Rashelle Musci
- Janice Krasnow
- Eric A. Storch
- Jonathan S. Abramowitz
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Behavioral Pharma (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Women s Mental Health
- Published
- 2026-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-025-01647-1
- Primary Topic
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health