title: A clinical genetic study of adult obsessive compulsive disorder from India.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The current study aims to replicate western reports of a familial excess of syndromal and sub-syndromal Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in OCD probands in an Indian population.
  
  
  METHODS
  148 relatives of OCD probands were compared with 151 normal subjects, based on evaluation on Schedule for Clinical Assessment for Neuropsychiatry (SCAN).
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no clinically significant differences in the prevalence of psychiatric disorders between the two samples.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In an Indian setting, the absence of familial loading in adult OCD is being reported. Whether subgroups of OCD are familial, or other factors play a role in the pathogenesis of OCD in India needs to be explored.
authors.affiliation: R. GURUSWAMY, Consultant Psychiatrist, St. Jude's Hospital, V /Foil, St Lucia, P.O. Box 331, West Indies.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guruswamy
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Relan
authors.forename: Sumant
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khanna