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Obsessive-compulsive disorder in a birth cohort of 18-year-olds: prevalence and predictors.

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Douglass, HM; Moffitt, TE; Dar, R; McGee, R; Silva, P
Published in: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
November 1995

To report descriptive epidemiological information on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in an unselected birth cohort of 930 males and females, aged 18 years.An epidermiological 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.

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Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

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EISSN

1527-5418

ISSN

0890-8567

Publication Date

November 1995

Volume

34

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1424 / 1431

Related Subject Headings

  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Prospective Studies
  • Prevalence
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • New Zealand
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Humans
  • Female
 

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Douglass, H. M., Moffitt, T. E., Dar, R., McGee, R., & Silva, P. (1995). Obsessive-compulsive disorder in a birth cohort of 18-year-olds: prevalence and predictors. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 34(11), 1424–1431. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004583-199511000-00008
Douglass, H. M., T. E. Moffitt, R. Dar, R. McGee, and P. Silva. “Obsessive-compulsive disorder in a birth cohort of 18-year-olds: prevalence and predictors.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 34, no. 11 (November 1995): 1424–31. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004583-199511000-00008.
Douglass HM, Moffitt TE, Dar R, McGee R, Silva P. Obsessive-compulsive disorder in a birth cohort of 18-year-olds: prevalence and predictors. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 1995 Nov;34(11):1424–31.
Douglass, H. M., et al. “Obsessive-compulsive disorder in a birth cohort of 18-year-olds: prevalence and predictors.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 34, no. 11, Nov. 1995, pp. 1424–31. Epmc, doi:10.1097/00004583-199511000-00008.
Douglass HM, Moffitt TE, Dar R, McGee R, Silva P. Obsessive-compulsive disorder in a birth cohort of 18-year-olds: prevalence and predictors. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 1995 Nov;34(11):1424–1431.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

DOI

EISSN

1527-5418

ISSN

0890-8567

Publication Date

November 1995

Volume

34

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1424 / 1431

Related Subject Headings

  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Prospective Studies
  • Prevalence
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • New Zealand
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Humans
  • Female