2007-04-18 22:57:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
OCD affects men and women equally, and appears to run in families.
http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/patientcare/healthinformation/diseasesandconditions/mentalhealth/anxiety/obsessive.cfm
Males most often develop OCD between the ages of 6-15.
Females usually develop OCD between the ages of 20-29.
http://www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/tc/Obsessive-Compulsive-Disorder-OCD-Topic-Overview
2007-04-18 23:07:43 · answer #1 · answered by RadTech - BAS RT(R)(ARRT) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
Wikipedia suggests that women are more affected than men. However, the OCD website suggests than men and women are equally effected.
2007-04-19 06:02:21 · answer #2 · answered by Chali 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it affects men and women though I think the stats are higher in women.
2007-04-19 06:02:15 · answer #3 · answered by simplistic idealist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, i know two men who have it
why would it only affect women? thats the most idiodic thing ive heard.
2007-04-19 06:01:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not by a long shot
2007-04-19 06:03:22 · answer #5 · answered by dickdamick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋