CHILDHOOD, ADOLESCENT AND ADULT AGE AT ONSET AND RELATED CLINICAL CORRELATES IN OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER: A REPORT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDERS (ICOCS)

Many studies suggest that age at onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an important factor in subtyping OCD (1). In fact, significant differences in clinical profile and comorbidity patterns have been observed between "juvenile-onset" and "adult-onset" OCD (2). Aim of the present study was to compare the prevalence and the socio-demographic and clinical patterns of OCD patients with "childhood-onset" (≤12 years), "adolescent-onset"...