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Prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder in Iran

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Mohammadi, Mohammad Reza, Ghanizadeh, Ahmad, Rahgozar, Mehdi, Noorbala, Ahmad Ali, Davidian, Haratoun, Afzali, Hossein Malek, Naghavi, Hamid Reza, Yazdi, Seyed Abbas Bagheri, Saberi, Seyed Mehdi, Mesgarpour, Bita, Akhondzadeh, Shahin, Alaghebandrad, Javad, Tehranidoost, Mehdi·2004·BMC Psychiatry
DOI 10.1186/1471-244x-4-2PMC PMC362878
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BACKGROUND: Estimates of the annual prevalence for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) were consistent across the international sites range, 1.9%-2.5%. The nine population surveys, which used Diagnostic Interview Schedule, estimated a six-month prevalence of OCD ranging from 0.7% to 2.1%. This study performed in order to determine the prevalence of OCD in a population-based study among Iranian adults aged 18 and older and to study the association of them with factors such as sex, marital status, education, type of occupation and residential area. METHODS: A cross-sectional nationwide epidemiological study of the Iranian population aged 18 and older was designed to estimate the prevalence of psychiatric disorders and their association with the above mentioned factors. 25180 individuals were selected and interviewed through a randomized systematic and cluster sampling method from all Iranian households. Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (SADS) and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV) criteria were used in diagnosis of OCD. 250 clinical psychologists interviewed the selected subjects face to face at their homes. RESULTS: The prevalence of OCD in Iran is 1.8% (0.7% and 2.8% in males and females; respectively). 50.3% of the survey sample were men, 49.9% women, 29.1% single, 67.45% married, 0.4% separated or divorced, 2.5% widow/widower and 4% undetermined. All of the above-mentioned factors were examined in the univariate and multivariate logistic regression models. Although the data did not fit the models well, but in univariate models, sex, the category "single" of marital status, age, the categories "business" and "housewife" and residential areas showed significant effect adjusting for the factors, but the models didn't fit the data properly. CONCLUSION: The study suggests that the prevalence of OCD is not rare in the community of Iran and is within the range of other countries. Similar to prior studies in other communities, OCD is more common in females than males.

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Mohammadi, M. R., Ghanizadeh, A., Rahgozar, M., Noorbala, A. A., Davidian, H., Afzali, H. M., Naghavi, H. R., Yazdi, S. A. B., Saberi, S. M., Mesgarpour, B., Akhondzadeh, S., Alaghebandrad, J., & Tehranidoost, M.
Affiliations
  • Roozbeh Hospital (IR)
  • Tarbiat Modares University (IR)
  • Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
  • Ministry of Health and Medical Education (IR)
  • Iranian Legal Medicine Organization (IR)
Corresponding author
Mohammadi, Mohammad Reza
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Venue
BMC Psychiatry
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2004-02-14
Volume
4
Issue
1
Pages
2-2
ISSN
1471-244X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/1471-244x-4-2
PMC
PMC362878
OpenAlex
W2119780318
Cited by
113
References
26
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FWCI
7.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
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www.springer.com/tdm (unspecified)
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  • BMC Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
obsessive-compulsive disorder, prevalence, Iran, sex differences, marital status, occupation, residential areas, sociodemographic factors, psychiatric epidemiology
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Employment, Female, Humans, Iran, Male, Middle Aged, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Sex Factors, Unemployment, United States, Prevalence, Marital Status, Widowhood

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