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. 2012 Jan 4;37(5):1216–1223. doi: 10.1038/npp.2011.308

Table 2. Clinical Characteristics of OCD Subjects and Healthy Controls.

Clinical characteristics Healthy controls, n=22 OCD subjects, n=22
Y-BOCS 0 27 (5.0)
HAM-D 0 (0.7) 5 (4.2)
Lifetime history of tics 0 3
Age of initial OCD diagnosis N/A 16.1 (6.9)
     
DSM-IV Axis I psychiatric comorbidity
 No-current or past comorbidity 22 16
 Current/past MDD 0/0 0/5
 Current social phobia 0 1
 Current panic disorder 0 1
 Current tic disorder 0 1
     
Family history of OCD 0 6

Abbreviations: ASI, anxiety sensitivity index; HAM-D, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; OCI-R, obsessive compulsive inventory; OCPD, obsessive compulsive personality disorder; Y-BOCS, Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Score.

Clinical measures were performed in both OCD subjects and healthy controls. No OCD symptoms were noted in healthy controls as measured by the Y-BOCS. SDs are indicated in parentheses.