Table 2.
Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of the Sample at the Time of Admission.
| Clinical/Demographic Characteristics | Mean (SD) or n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 29.54 (10.77) | |
| Age at onset of OCD (years) | 19.28 (8.54) | |
| Duration of illness (years) | 10.18 (7.57) | |
| Sex | Male | 251 (59.76%) |
| Marital status | Single | 258 (61.43%) |
| Married | 143 (34.05%) | |
| Separated/divorced | 16 (3.81%) | |
| Widowed | 3 (0.71%) | |
| Domicile | Urban | 325 (77.38%) |
| Rural | 96 (22.86%) | |
| Years of education | 12.78 (2.83) | |
| YBOCS checklist obsessions (current) | Contaminationa | 259 (61.67%) |
| Somatic | 63 (15%) | |
| Aggressive | 144 (34.29%) | |
| Sexual | 118 (28.1%) | |
| Religious | 123 (29.29%) | |
| Symmetrical | 127 (30.24%) | |
| Hoarding | 42 (10%) | |
| Pathological doubt | 200 (47.62%) | |
| Miscellaneous | 139 (33.1%) | |
| YBOCS checklist compulsions (current) | Washinga | 261 (62.14%) |
| Arranging | 107 (25.48%) | |
| Checking | 223 (53.1%) | |
| Repeating | 197 (46.9%) | |
| Counting current | 51 (12.14%) | |
| Collecting | 37 (8.81%) | |
| Cognitive (mental rituals) | 187 (44.52%) | |
| Miscellaneous | 247 (58.81%) | |
| Proxy compulsions | 186 (44.29%) | |
| YBOCS Severity Scale | Obsession subscore | 15.72 (9.38) |
| Compulsion subscore | 14.67 (2.74) | |
| YBOCS total | 29.94 (4.5) | |
| Insight (YBOCS-11) | 1.61 (0.87) | |
| Avoidance | 2.19 (1.02) | |
| CGI-S | 5.55 (0.71) | |
| Insightb (dichotomous) | Poor | 69 (16.43%) |
| Good | 351 (83.57%) | |
| Major depressive disorder (current) | 174 (41.43%) | |
| Dysthymia (current) | 31 (7.38%) | |
| Mania/hypomania (lifetime) | 33 (7.86%) | |
| Psychosis (lifetime) | 35 (8.33%) | |
| Generalized anxiety disorder (current) | 27 (6.43%) | |
| Social anxiety disorder (current) | 24 (5.71%) | |
| Panic disorder (current) | 8 (1.9%) | |
| Agoraphobia (current) | 4 (0.95%) | |
| Tourette’s/tic disorder (current) | 18 (4.29%) | |
| Alcohol use disorder (current) | 6 (1.43%) | |
| Other obsessive-compulsive related disorders (current) | Body dysmorphic disorder | 17 (4.05%) |
| Hoarding disorder | 1 (0.24%) | |
| Olfactory reference syndrome | 1 (0.24%) | |
| Skin picking disorder | 2 (0.48%) | |
| Trichotillomania | 4 (0.95%) | |
| Personality disorder (evaluated using IPDE/SCID-II-PD if clinically suspected) | None | 302 (71.9%) |
| Schizoid | 1 (0.24%) | |
| Schizotypal | 16 (3.81%) | |
| Borderline | 36 (8.57%) | |
| Histrionic | 2 (0.48%) | |
| Antisocial | 2 (0.48%) | |
| Narcissistic | 1 (0.24%) | |
| Anankastic | 31 (7.38%) | |
| Dependent | 6 (1.43%) | |
| Anxious avoidant | 17 (4.05%) | |
| Mixed | 7 (1.67%) | |
Note. N = 420. YBOCS = Yale Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale; CGI-S = Clinical Global Impression–Severity; OCRD = Obsessive-Compulsive related disorders; IPDE = International Personality Disorder Examination; SCID-II-PD = Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-Personality Disorders.
a216/420 (51.42%) had contamination obsessions and washing compulsions as the principal symptoms.
b Good insight= excellent, good or fair insight on item 11 of the YBOCS, poor insight = poor or lack of insight on item 11 of the YBOCS.