An epidemological study of obsessive compulsive disorder in adolescents from India

This study reports point prevalence of OCD among school students (age 12–18 years) in the Kerala state of India and examines its association with ADHD, psychological distress, tobacco/alcohol abuse, suicide risk and history of sexual abuse.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - May 12, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: T.S. Jaisoorya, Y.C. Janardhan Reddy, K. Thennarassu, K.V. Beena, M. Beena, Dalia C. Jose Source Type: research