An epidemiological study of obsessive-compulsive disorder and related disorders in Israeli adolescents

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1992 Nov;31(6):1057-61. doi: 10.1097/00004583-199211000-00010.

Abstract

Five hundred and sixty-two, 16- to 17-year-old consecutive inductees into the Israeli Army, constituting a random sample of their cohort, were screened for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Tourette's syndrome, transient tics (TT), chronic multiple tics (CMT), and attention-deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD). Two child psychiatrists interviewed the subjects, using screening items from structured interviews that implement DSM-III-R diagnostic criteria. For OCD, a point prevalence of 3.6% was found, 3.9% for ADHD, 1.8% for CMT, and 1.6% for TT. For ADHD, TT, and CMT, but not for OCD, there was a significantly higher prevalence for males than for females. Among the OCD individuals, there was an elevation of TT, CMT, and Tourette's syndrome relative to the population rates.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / diagnosis
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / epidemiology
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / psychology
  • Cohort Studies
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Israel / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Military Personnel / psychology
  • Military Personnel / statistics & numerical data*
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / diagnosis
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / epidemiology*
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / psychology
  • Personality Assessment
  • Tic Disorders / diagnosis
  • Tic Disorders / epidemiology
  • Tic Disorders / psychology
  • Tourette Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Tourette Syndrome / epidemiology
  • Tourette Syndrome / psychology