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.