Sociodemographic variables in obsessive compulsive neurosis in India.
A retrospective analysis was carried out about sociodemographic data in 412 patients who had received a diagnosis of Obsessive Compulsive Neurosis in the period 1975 to 1984. The patterns which emerged have been discussed. There was a bimodal age of onset in females, the second peak occurring at 35-40 years. Students and housewives were the two largest groups observed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D012424:Rural Population; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class; D012931:Social Environment; D014505:Urban Population