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  • Title: Obsessive-compulsive disorder in a birth cohort of 18-year-olds: prevalence and predictors.
    Author: Douglass HM, Moffitt TE, Dar R, McGee R, Silva P.
    Journal: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry; 1995 Nov; 34(11):1424-31. PubMed ID: 8543509.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To report descriptive epidemiological information on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in an unselected birth cohort of 930 males and females, aged 18 years. METHOD: An epidermiological study of the prevalence of self-reported OCD at age 18, and a longitudinal analysis of the prospective predictors of OCD. RESULTS: Using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule, the authors found a 1-year prevalence rate of 4%, with a male-female ratio of 0.7:1. The majority of OCD cases met criteria for a comorbid disorder, most commonly depression (62%), social phobia (38%), and substance dependence (alcohol 24%, marijuana 19%). CONCLUSIONS: Data collected on the sample from birth to age 18 years indicated that many childhood risk factors theorized in the literature did not predict OCD in this sample. However, a history of depression and substance use were prospective risk factors for OCD.
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