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937 Tahoe Blvd., Ste. 210; Incline Village, Nevada 89451
PHONE: 775.831.2436
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All rights reserved Barry C. Barmann, Ph.D. Mary B. Barmann, MFT
BEHAVIOR THERAPY AND FAMILY COUNSELING CLINIC
Center for Anxiety & Chronic Worry
937 Tahoe Blvd; Ste. #210; Incline Village (Lake Tahoe), Nevada 89451
Phone: 775.831.2436
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER: FAST FACTS
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is one of the most complicated, as well as misunderstood, conditions treated by mental health professions. Seen below, are some "fast facts" concerning its prevalance, co-occurring disorders, and etiology.
OCD: PREVALANCE & COURSE
CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS
ETIOLOGY
- 2.5% (7.5 million) of the general population (1:40)
- 4th most common psychiatric disorder
- Male to Female is equal
- Age onset for Males=13-15 years
- Age onset for Females=20-24 years
- Rarely developes after the age of 35 Unless due to trauma
- Above average IQ
- Onset is typically gradual
- Average delay of 7-10 years from symptom onset to treatment
- Depression
- Tics/Tourette's Syndrome
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Trichotillomania
- Genetic
- Neuroanatomical (structural brain sites)
- Neurochemical (serotonergic system)
- Autoimmune Diseases (e.g., PANDAS)