Table 1.
Clinical Characteristics of 213 Participants With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) at Intake
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Female, n (%) | 120 (56.3) |
| White, n (%) | 207 (97.2) |
| Married, n (%) | 82 (38.5) |
| Employed, n (%) | 108 (50.9) |
| College educated, n (%) | 90 (42.3) |
| Age at intake, mean (SD), y | 39.8 (12.8) |
| Age at OCD onset, mean (SD), y | 17.9 (9.5) |
| Duration of OCD, mean (SD), y | 21.9 (13.6) |
| YBOCS total score (OCD severity), mean (SD) | 23.4 (5.7) |
| BABS total score (insight), mean (SD) | 7.0 (4.7) |
| GAF score, mean (SD) | 48.5 (9.5) |
| Principal obsession category, n (%)a | |
| Aggressive | 25 (11.7) |
| Overresponsibility for harm | 33 (15.5) |
| Contamination | 43 (20.2) |
| Sexual | 15 (7.0) |
| Hoarding | 21 (9.9) |
| Religious | 11 (5.2) |
| Symmetry | 26 (12.2) |
| Somatic | 14 (6.6) |
| Principal compulsion category, n (%)b | |
| Cleaning | 42 (19.9) |
| Checking | 46 (21.8) |
| Repeating | 27 (12.8) |
| Counting | 5 (2.4) |
| Ordering | 14 (6.6) |
| Hoarding | 21 (10.0) |
| Current Axis I comorbidity, n (%) | |
| Mood disorderc | 39 (18.3) |
| Psychotic disorder | 4 (1.9) |
| Other anxiety disorder | 88 (41.5) |
| Substance use disorder | 11 (5.2) |
| Eating disorder | 5 (2.4) |
| Somatoform disorder | 15 (7.0) |
| Tic disorder | 17 (8.0) |
| No. of Axis I disorders, mean (SD) | 2.2 (1.3) |
| OCPD, n (%) | 62 (29.1) |
a
n = 211 (2 did not endorse a primary obsession). Refers to the YBOCS Symptom Checklist category of the single obsession subject “Would most like to get rid of” (mutually exclusive categories).
b
n = 208 (2 missing and 3 did not endorse having primary compulsion). Refers to the YBOCS Symptom Checklist category of the single compulsion subject “Would most like to get rid of” (mutually exclusive categories).
c
Major depressive disorder, n = 36 (16.9%).
Abbreviations: BABS = Brown Assessment of Beliefs Scale, GAF = Global Assessment of Functioning, OCPD = obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, YBOCS = Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale.