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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Psychiatry

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  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) frequently emerges during adolescence, a period of significant brain and cognitive development.
  • The underlying neurocognitive mechanisms driving OCD's onset in youth remain largely unclear.
  • Adolescence represents a vulnerable developmental window for the emergence of psychiatric disorders like OCD.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the limited literature on the developmental aspects of OCD.
  • To discuss symptomatic, cognitive, and neural patterns in adolescent OCD.
  • To highlight the importance of a developmental context for understanding OCD's etiology.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review focusing on developmental aspects of OCD.
  • Synthesis of existing research on cognitive and neural alterations in adolescent OCD.
  • Discussion of research challenges and future directions.

Main Results:

  • Adolescence is a critical period for OCD emergence, coinciding with major brain reorganization.
  • Specific cognitive impairments and neural alterations are observed in OCD during development.
  • A developmental perspective is crucial for understanding the mechanisms underlying OCD.

Conclusions:

  • Understanding the developmental trajectory of cognitive and neural changes is essential for elucidating OCD's origins.
  • Future research must adopt a developmental framework to overcome current limitations in studying OCD.
  • Targeted research approaches are needed to unravel the neurodevelopmental basis of OCD.