Karno M, Golding J M, Sorenson S B, Burnam M A
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA.
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1988 Dec;45(12):1094-9. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1988.01800360042006.
The prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder was measured in five US communities among more than 18,500 persons in residential settings as part of the National Institute of Mental Health (Bethesda, Md)--sponsored Epidemiologic Catchment Area program. Lifetime prevalence rates ranged from 1.9% to 3.3% across the five Epidemiologic Catchment Area sites for obsessive-compulsive disorder diagnosed without DSM-III exclusions and 1.2% to 2.4% with such exclusions. These rates are about 25 to 60 times greater than had been estimated on the basis of previous studies of clinical populations.
作为美国国立精神卫生研究所（马里兰州贝塞斯达）资助的流行病学集水区项目的一部分，在五个美国社区中对超过18500名居住环境中的人员进行了强迫症患病率的测量。在五个流行病学集水区站点中，无《精神疾病诊断与统计手册》第三版排除标准诊断的强迫症终生患病率在1.9%至3.3%之间，有此类排除标准的患病率在1.2%至2.4%之间。这些患病率比之前基于临床人群研究的估计值高出约25至60倍。
