OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER: FAST FACTS

  • 2.5% (7.5 million) of the general population (1:40)
  • 4th most common psychiatric disorder
  • Male to Female is equal
  • Age onset for Males=13-15 years
  • Age onset for Females=20-24 years
  • Rarely developes after the age of 35 Unless due to trauma
  • Above average IQ
  • Onset is typically gradual
  • Average delay of 7-10 years from symptom onset to treatment
  • Typically serious marital disruption; 25 % of men never marry

  • Depression
  • Tics/Tourette's Syndrome
  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder
  • Trichotillomania
  • ANother Anxiety Disorder (GAD, Social ANxiety, Panic Disorder)

  • Genetic
  • Neuroanatomical (structural brain sites)
  • Neurochemical (serotonergic system)
  • Autoimmune Diseases (e.g., PANDAS)
  • Environmental (trauma, major life transitions, family modeling)

PREVALANCE & COURSE

CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS

ETIOLOGY (FIVE PRIMARY CAUSES)

CENTER FOR ANXIETY & CHRONIC WORRY

937 Tahoe Blvd. Ste. 205

Incline Village, NV. 89451

Phone:  775.831.2436


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937 Tahoe Blvd. Ste. 205  Incline Village, NV. 89451

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