AO3 OCD

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saugat shresth

Cards (2)

  • Lewis (1936):
    • Results: 37% of OCD patients had parents with OCD, and 21% of patients had siblings with OCD
  • Genetic explanation:
    Pro:
    • Real-life evidence - Nestadt (2010) found that 68% of identical twins shared OCD as opposed to 31% for non-identical
    Cons:
    • Generalisability - too many genes are involved in OCD to pinpoint that OCD is genetic
    • Diathesis stress model - Cromer (2007) found that 50% of OCD patients experienced a traumatic event and it was more severe in patients with more traumas