O.C.D.+Stats

__**O.C.D. Stats **__ [| http://www.psychtreatment.com/j0390523.jpg] OCD Causes OCD homepage OCD Citations
 *   Approximately 3.3 million American adults ages 18 to 54, or about 2.3 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have OCD.
 *   1 in every 50 adults in the United States has OCD. 2 in every 50 adults have had incidents of OCD sometime in their life.
 *   The first signs of Obsessive-Compulsive behavior often begin during childhood or adolescence.
 *   OCD is equally common in males and females.
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(254, 255, 245);">  <span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(59, 120, 247);"><span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(21, 96, 229);">OCD is sometimes accompanied by depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, or other anxiety disorders
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(254, 255, 245);">  <span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(59, 120, 247);"><span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(21, 96, 229);">People with OCD often go several years without treatment.
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(254, 255, 245);">  <span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(59, 120, 247);"><span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(21, 96, 229);">People see an average of 3 to 4 doctors many factors of quality of life, including level of education, employment status, and financialbefore receiving a correct diagnosis.
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(254, 255, 245);">  <span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(59, 120, 247);"><span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(21, 96, 229);">OCD has a detrimental impact on independence. No OCD medications have been shown to improve quality of life.
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(254, 255, 245);">**  <span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(59, 120, 247);"><span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(24, 61, 220);"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(58, 99, 238);">The total costs of OCD (direct plus indirect costs) were estimated to be $8.4 billion in 1990, which is 5.7% of the estimated $147.8 billion cost of all mental illnesses. No OCD medications have been shown to affect the cost burden of OCD.      ** [[image:OCD_medication.jpg width="276" height="276" align="center"]]