Table 3.
Participant age groups locations, and recruitment techniques from 1995 to 2008.
| Study | Age group | Setting | Location(s) | Country | Recruitment technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greist, Chouinard, et al. (1995); Greist, Jefferson, et al. (1995) | Adults | Not described | 11 sites | USA | Not described |
| Koran et al. (1996) | Adults | Urban | 6 sites | USA | Not described |
| Freeston et al. (1997) | Adults | Suburban | Quebec | Canada | Not described |
| Koran et al. (1997) | Adults | Urban/Suburban | Stanford, CA, Charleston, SC | USA | Not described |
| Kronig et al. (1999) | Adults | Urban/Suburban | 10 sites | USA | Not described |
| Shannahoff-Khalsa et al. (1999) | Adults | Urban | San Diego | USA | TV news, newspaper ads, physician referral |
| Hoehn-Saric et al. (2000) | Adults | Urban | 16 sites | USA | OCD treatment center |
| Geller et al. (2001) | Children | Urban/Suburban | 21 sites | USA | Not described |
| McLean et al. (2001) | Adults | Urban | Vancouver, BC | Canada | Physician referral, newspaper ads, other media features |
| Romano et al. (2001) | Adults | Urban | 11 sites | USA | Not described |
| Greist et al. (2002) | Adults | Urban/Suburban | 7 US sites, Canada site | USA/Canada | Radio, newspaper ads ad articles, clinician’s current case loads, and referrals |
| Koran et al. (2002) | Adults | Not described | 21 sites | USA | Newspaper, radio ads, the clinical practices of the investigators |
| Liebowitz et al. (2002) | Children | Urban | New York, Charleston, SC | USA | Not described |
| Geller et al. (2004) | Children | Urban/Suburban | 34 centers | USA/Canada | Not described |
| POTS Team (2004) | Children | Urban | Providence, RI, Philadelphia, PA Durham, NC | USA | Clinical referral, advertising in print and radio media |
| Foa et al. (2005) | Adults | Urban | Philadelphia, PA, NYC, Winnipeg, Manitoba | USA/Canada | Self/professional referrals, media ads |
| Whittal et al. (2005) | Adults | Urban | Vancouver, BC | Canada | Self-referred/referred by health professionals |
| Kushner et al. (2007) | Adults | Urban | Minneapolis, MN/Philadelphia, PA | USA | Newspaper ads |
| Storch et al. (2007) | Adults | Urban | Gainesville, FL | USA | UFL OCD program |
| Freeman et al. (2008) | Children | Urban | New England | USA | Not described |
| Simpson et al. (2008) | Adults | Urban | Philadelphia, NYC | USA | Ads, word of mouth, clinical referrals |