Obsessive-compulsive disorder

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What is obsessive-compulsive disorder?

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent, persistent obsessions or compulsions. Obsessions are the intrusive ideas, thoughts, or images and compulsions are repetitive and seemingly purposeful behavior generally recognized as senseless.

Common symptoms reported by people with obsessive-compulsive disorder

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Risperidone Sertraline Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine
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Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for obsessive-compulsive disorder

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Who has obsessive-compulsive disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 685 say OCD is their primary condition
Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 150
30s 389
40s 348
50s 346
60s 396
70+ 971
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 234
20-29 years 118
30-39 years 144
40-49 years 132
50-59 years 103
60-69 years 72
70+ years 36

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1066
Female 3683
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 2397
Not Diagnosed 1813
These charts show data from OCD patients who have completed their condition history
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