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Obsessive-compulsive disorder in the community : 12-month prevalence, comorbidity and impairment

Adam, Y. and Meinlschmidt, Gunther and Gloster, Andrew T. and Lieb, Roselind. (2012) Obsessive-compulsive disorder in the community : 12-month prevalence, comorbidity and impairment. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, Vol. 47, H. 3. pp. 339-349.

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Abstract

Although subthreshold conditions are associated with impairment in numerous disorders, research on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) below the diagnostic threshold of DSM-IV in the general population is limited. Estimate the DSM-IV 12-month prevalence, comorbidity and impairment of OCD, subthreshold OCD (i.e., fulfilling some but not all core DSM-IV criteria), and obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) (i.e., endorsement of OCS without fulfilling any core DSM-IV criteria) in a general population sample. Data from the German National Health Interview and Examination Survey - Mental Health Supplement (N = 4181, age 18-65 years), based on the standardized diagnostic interview Munich Composite International Diagnostic Interview. The 12-month prevalence of OCD was 0.7%, subthreshold OCD was 4.5%, and OCS was 8.3%. Subjects in all three groups showed higher comorbidity (odds ratios [ORs] € ≥ 3.3), compared to those without OCS. OCD, subthreshold OCD and OCS were all associated with increased odds of substance abuse/dependence-, mood-, anxiety- and somatoform disorders, with especially strong associations with possible psychotic disorder (ORs € ≥ 4.1) and bipolar disorders (ORs € ≥ 4.7). Participants in all three groups showed higher impairment (ORs € ≥ 3.1) and health-care utilization (ORs € ≥ 2.4), compared to those without OCS, even after controlling for covariates. Individuals with subthreshold OCD and OCS, not currently captured by DSM-IV OCD criteria, nevertheless show substantial comorbidity, impairment and health-care utilization.
Faculties and Departments:07 Faculty of Psychology > Departement Psychologie > Health & Intervention > Klinische Psychologie und Epidemiologie (Lieb)
UniBasel Contributors:Gloster, Andrew and Meinlschmidt, Gunther and Lieb, Roselind and Adam-Uchiyama, Yuki
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Springer
ISSN:0933-7954
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Language:English
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