Characteristic | Group; mean ± SD* | |
---|---|---|
OCD n = 37 | Control n = 39 | |
Sex, male:female | 14:23 | 16:23 |
Age, yr | 33.7 ± 10.1 | 32.2 ± 8.3 |
Medication, yes:no | 24:13 | — |
Medication type, no. of patients† | ||
SSRI | 16 | — |
SNRI | 2 | — |
Tricyclic antidepressant | 3 | — |
Benzodiazepine | 1 | — |
NDRI | 1 | — |
Atypical antipsychotic | 1 | — |
Comorbidities, present:not present | 22:15 | — |
Comorbidity, no. of patients‡ | ||
Depression | 18 | — |
Anxiety disorder | 6 | — |
Personality disorder | 2 | — |
Y-BOCS | ||
Total score | 19.5 ± 6.4 | — |
Obsessions | 10.1 ± 3.7 | — |
Compulsions | 9.4 ± 3.8 | — |
BDI | 16.6 ± 11.1 | — |
Age of onset, yr | 15.9 ± 6.4 | — |
Time since onset, yr | 17.7 ± 10.4 | — |
BDI = Beck Depression Inventory; NDRI = norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor; OCD = obsessive–compulsive disorder; SD = standard deviation; SNRI = serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor; SSRI = selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; Y-BOCS = Yale–Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale.
↵* Unless indicated otherwise.
↵† Two patients were taking more than 1 medication.
↵‡ Three patients had more than 1 comorbidity.