Table 3.
Course of obsessive-compulsive disorder
| n (%)/Mean (SD) | χ2/t | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obsessive group (n = 36)* | Mixed group (n = 39) | |||
| Course† | ||||
| No OCD | 15 (42) | 13 (33) | 1.215 | 0.545 |
| Subclinical | 13 (36) | 13 (33) | ||
| Chronic | 8 (22) | 13 (33) | ||
| Prue remission‡ | 12 (33) | 8 (21) | 1.573 | 0.210 |
Two subjects were deceased: One committed suicide and the other died of physical illness reducing the number of subjects with follow-up assessments to 36;
None had episodic OCD;
All true remitters are part of “No OCD” group