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Table 2 Comparison of symptomatology: OCD vs TTM

From: Obsessive-compulsive disorder and trichotillomania: a phenomenological comparison

Variables

OCD

TTM

P

Age of onset (SD)

19.3 (12.0)

11.8 (7.6)

<.001

Symptom severity (SD)

YBOCS score: 20.1 (8.0); range: 0 – 39

MGHHPS score: 16.1 (6.5); range: 0 – 26

 

Severity of depressive symptoms (BDI score)

8.9 (11.3)

5.5 (7.2)

.04

Poor insight

13.6%

0%

NS

Treatment response

SRI: 90.7%

SRI: 42.9%

.003

 

CBT: 73.3%

CBT: 33.3%

.02

Tics

12.3%

6.1%

NS