title: [Demographic study of obsessive compulsive disorder].
abstract: This study used a large, obsessive- compulsive disorder (OCD) population (N = 157) without comorbidity, and compared them to the general population of the States of New York on the following demographic variables: sex ratio, age of onset, age first seen, marital status, occupation, birth trauma, substance abuse, religion, past psychiatric treatment, and parents' psychiatric history. A 1: 1 sex ratio with a significant gender difference was found for age of onset (females = 20.8; males = 16.3 years), and for age first seen (females = 26.4; males 20.3 years). Other significant findings were the following: More single male OCD patients, fewer widowed female patients, more white-collar workers, less drug abusers, more alcohol abstainers, and less non-problem drinkers as compared to the general population. Significantly also, more atheist/agnostic OCD patients were found as compared to other patients. For the first time, the findings can be evaluated against a comparative group.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Bio-Behavioral Therapy and Research, Great Neck, NY 11021.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Neziroglu
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Yaryura Tobías
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lemli
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Yaryura
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
vernacular_title: Estudio demográfico del trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo.