title: The epidemiology and clinical features of obsessive compulsive disorder.
abstract: During the past decade, there has been rapid growth in understanding the clinical features, pathophysiology, and treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). This article reviews the current state of knowledge of the epidemiology and clinical features of OCD with a focus on the disorder's phenomenologic heterogeneity and its comorbidity with other Axis I and Axis II syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Brown University School of Medicine, Butler Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Eisen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D010553:Personality Development