Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in a Birth Cohort of 18-Year-Olds: Prevalence and Predictors

HEIDI M. DOUGLASS*, TERRIE E. MOFFITT, REUVEN DAR, ROB McGEE, PHIL SILVA

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Abstract

To report descriptive epidemiological information on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in an unselected birth cohort of 930 males and females, aged 18 years. An epidemiological study of the prevalence of self-reported OCD at age 18, and a longitudinal analysis of the prospective predictors of OCD. 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%). 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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1424-1431
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume34
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Institute of Mental HealthR01MH045070

    Keywords

    • epidemiology
    • obsessive-compulsive disorder
    • predictors
    • prevalence

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