Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Prevalence, comorbidity, impact, and help-seeking in the British National Psychiatric Morbidity Survey of 2000

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.creatorTorres, Albina Rodrigues
dc.creatorPrince, Martin J.
dc.creatorBebbington, Paul E.
dc.creatorBhugra, Dinesh
dc.creatorBrugha, Traolach S.
dc.creatorFarrell, Michael
dc.creatorJenkins, Rachel
dc.creatorLewis, Glyn
dc.creatorMeltzer, Howard
dc.creatorSingleton, Nicola
dc.date2014-05-20T13:35:57Z
dc.date2016-10-25T16:53:12Z
dc.date2014-05-20T13:35:57Z
dc.date2016-10-25T16:53:12Z
dc.date2006-11-01
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-05T20:30:00Z
dc.date.available2017-04-05T20:30:00Z
dc.identifierAmerican Journal of Psychiatry. Arlington: Amer Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., v. 163, n. 11, p. 1978-1985, 2006.
dc.identifier0002-953X
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/12380
dc.identifierhttp://acervodigital.unesp.br/handle/11449/12380
dc.identifier10.1176/appi.ajp.163.11.1978
dc.identifierWOS:000241669900022
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.163.11.1978
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/860007
dc.descriptionObjective: There is little information about obsessive-compulsive disorder in large representative community samples. The authors aimed to establish obsessive-compulsive disorder prevalence and its clinical typology among adults in private households in Great Britain and to obtain generalizable estimates of impairment and help-seeking.Method: Data from the British National Psychiatric Morbidity Survey of 2000, comprising 8,580 individuals, were analyzed using appropriate measurements. The study compared individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder, individuals with other neurotic disorders, and a nonneurotic comparison group. ICD-10 diagnoses were derived from the Clinical Interview Schedule-Revised.Results: the authors identified 114 individuals (74 women, 40 men) with obsessive-compulsive disorder, with a weighted 1-month prevalence of 1.1%. Most individuals (55%) in the obsessive-compulsive group had obsessions only. Comorbidity occurred in 62% of these individuals, which was significantly greater than the group with other neuroses (10%). Co-occurring neuroses were depressive episode (37%), generalized anxiety disorder (31%), agoraphobia or panic disorder (22%), social phobia (17%), and specific phobia (15%). Alcohol dependence was present in 20% of participants, mainly men, and drug dependence was present in 13%. Obsessive-compulsive disorder, compared with other neurotic disorders, was associated with more marked social and occupational impairment. One-quarter of obsessive-compulsive disorder participants had previously attempted suicide. Individuals with pure and comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder did not differ according to most indices of impairment, including suicidal behavior, but pure individuals were significantly less likely to have sought help (14% versus 56%).Conclusions: A rare yet severe mental disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder is an atypical neurosis, of which the public health significance has been underestimated. Unmet need among individuals with pure obsessive-compulsive disorder is a cause for concern, requiring further investigation of barriers to care and interventions to encourage help-seeking.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherAmer Psychiatric Publishing, Inc
dc.relationAmerican Journal of Psychiatry
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.titleObsessive-compulsive disorder: Prevalence, comorbidity, impact, and help-seeking in the British National Psychiatric Morbidity Survey of 2000
dc.typeOtro


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