A CROSS SECTIONAL DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF OCD IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

Abstract

This study was a part of a bigger multicentric study to examine the socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of children and adolescents (age ≤18 years) with OCD. Our sample comprised 30 subjects with OCD. Socio-demographic data was collected on a proforma specifically designed for this study. Clinical information was obtained on Structured clinical interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 5th edition Research Version (SCID), Children’s Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (CYBOCS), the Children’s Depression Rating Scale–Revised (CDRS) and the Family Interview for Genetic Studies (FIGS). In our sample 70% of participants were male and 67.7% had onset of symptoms before 14 years of age. Most common obsessions in our participants were of doubts about contamination and magical thinking/superstitious while the most common compulsions were those involving checking, washing and rituals involving other persons. Comorbid psychiatric disorders were seen in 63.3% patients with most common being depression, Obsessive Compulsive Related Disorders (OCRDs), intermittent explosive disorder and anxiety disorder. The associated OCD symptoms on CYBOCS including lack of insight, avoidance and indecisiveness were on a spectrum. 46.6% had positive family history of OCD in first degree relative.