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4vir4ik [10]
3 years ago
7

How many American adults does OCD affect each year?

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frutty [35]3 years ago
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The answer is (a.)  1.2 million. There are 1.2 million American adults that are suffering Obsessive Compulsive Disorder each year which is 1% of the American population. This condition is equally common in men and women. Most of these patients had their first symptoms since childhood. 
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