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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 6.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Psychiatry. 2006 May;67(5):703–711. doi: 10.4088/jcp.v67n0503

Table 2.

Lifetime and Current Comorbidity of DSM-IV Axis I Disorders in Participants With Primary OCD (N = 293)

DSM-IV Diagnosis Lifetime
Current
N % N %
OCD only 27 9.2 170 58.0
Any mood disordera 217 74.1 48 16.4
 Major depressive disorder 197 67.2 44 15.0
 Bipolar disorder 8 2.7 2 0.7
 Dysthymia 23 7.8 0 0.0
 Depressive disorder NOS 4 1.4 2 0.7
Any psychotic disorder 8 2.7 6 2.0
Any anxiety disordera 154 52.6 111 38.0
 Panic disorder 54 18.4 21 7.2
 Agoraphobia without panic disorder 4 1.4 4 1.4
 Social phobia 81 27.6 55 18.8
 Specific phobia 53 18.1 43 14.7
 Posttraumatic stress disorder 19 6.5 10 3.4
 Generalized anxiety disorder 22 7.5 22 7.5
Any substance use disordera 75 25.6 17 5.8
 Alcohol abuse/dependence 68 23.2 13 4.4
 Drug abuse/dependence 39 13.3 4 1.4
Any eating disordera 30 10.2 5 1.7
 Anorexia nervosa 9 3.1 0 0.0
 Bulimia nervosa 9 3.1 3 1.0
 Binge eating disorder 4 1.4 1 0.3
 Eating disorder NOS 9 3.1 1 0.3
Any somatoform disorder 22 7.5 18 6.1
 Hypochondriasis 4 1.4 3 1.0
 Body dysmorphic disorder 18 6.1 15 5.1
Any tic disorderb 41 14.0 16 5.5
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder 30 10.2 8 2.7
Separation anxiety disorder 22 7.5 0 0.0
Any impulse-control disorderc 44 15.0 33 11.3
a

The total is less than the sum of the individual disorders because some subjects had more than 1 disorder in a given category.

b

Includes DSM-IV and DSM-III-R diagnoses of Tourette’s disorder, chronic motor or vocal tic disorder, transient tic disorder, and tic disorder NOS.

c

Includes nail biting, skin picking, trichotillomania, pathological gambling, pyromania, and kleptomania.

Abbreviations: NOS = not otherwise specified, OCD = obsessive-compulsive disorder.