Age of onset in obsessive-compulsive disorder: Admixture analysis with a large sample

G. E. Anholt, I. M. Aderka, A. J.L.M. Van Balkom, J. H. Smit, K. Schruers, N. J.A. Van Der Wee, M. Eikelenboom, V. De Luca, P. Van Oppen

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Abstract

Background Research into age of onset in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has indicated significant differences between patients with early and late onset of the disorder. However, multiple criteria have been used arbitrarily for differentiating between early-and late-onset OCD, rendering inconsistent results that are difficult to interpret. Method In the current study, admixture analysis was conducted in a sample of 377 OC patients to determine the number of underlying populations of age of onset and associated demographic and clinical characteristics. Various measures of anxiety, depression, co-morbidity, autism, OCD, tics and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms were administered. Results A bimodal age of onset was established and the best-fitting cut-off score between early and late age of onset was 20 years (early age of onset â

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)185-194
Number of pages10
JournalPsychological Medicine
Volume44
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2014

Keywords

  • Admixture analysis
  • age of onset
  • obsessive-compulsive disorder

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Applied Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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