Mild obsessive-compulsive symptoms in healthy children are linked with cerebral changes

(IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute) new study carried out by IDIBELL and ISGlobal associates for the first time mild obsessive-compulsive symptoms to characteristics and specific alterations of the cerebral anatomy. The work, recently published by the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, provides a new perspective regarding prevention strategies for long-term mental health disorders.