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    Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1988 Dec;45(12):1094-9.

    The epidemiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder in five US communities.

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    Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA.

    Abstract

    The prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder was measured in five US communities among more than 18,500 persons in residential settings as part of the National Institute of Mental Health (Bethesda, Md)--sponsored Epidemiologic Catchment Area program. Lifetime prevalence rates ranged from 1.9% to 3.3% across the five Epidemiologic Catchment Area sites for obsessive-compulsive disorder diagnosed without DSM-III exclusions and 1.2% to 2.4% with such exclusions. These rates are about 25 to 60 times greater than had been estimated on the basis of previous studies of clinical populations.

    PMID:
    3264144
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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