Skip to main content
. 2010 Jun;12(2):149–163. doi: 10.31887/DCNS.2010.12.2/dpauls

Table II. Family studies of OCD. The rates shown refer to the frequency of these conditions among first-degree relatives.

Adapted from ref 5: Pauls DL. The genetics of obsessive compulsive disorder: a review of the evidence. Am J Med Genetics C: Sem Med Genet. 2008;148:133-139. Copyright © Wiley-Liss 2008

Family history studies Obsessive-compulsive illness Obsessive-compulsive features Controls
Luxenburger44 0.08 0.08 ---
Lewis45 --- 0.327 ---
Brown46 0.073 --- ---
Rüdin47 0.040 0.070 ---
Kringlen48 0.198 ---
Rosenburg49 0.004 --- ---
Insel et al50 0 0.150 ---
Rasmussen & Tsuang51 0.045 0.114 ---
Adult family studies OCD Subclinical OCD OCD Subclinical OCD
Mckeon & Murray52 0.007 --- 0.007
Bellodi et al53 0.034 --- --- ---
Black et al54 0.025 0.156 0.023 0.029
Nicolini et al55 0.049 --- --- ---
Pauls et al38 0.103 0.079 0.019 0.020
Nestadt et al56 0.117 0.046 0.027 0.030
Albert et al57 0.035 --- --- ---
Fyer et al58 0.062 0.084 0 0
Lipsitz et al59* 0.026 0.057 0.013 0.013
Grabe et al60** 0.064 0.055 0.012 0.030
Child family studies OCD Subclinical OCD OCD Subclinical OCD
Lenane et al61 0.170 --- --- ---
Riddle et al62 0.095 --- --- ---
Leonard et al63 0.130 --- --- ---
Reddy et al64 0.050 --- 0 ---
Chabane et al65 0.170 --- --- ---
Hanna et al40 0.225 --- 0.026 ---
Rosario-Campos et al41 0.227 0.065 0.009 0.015