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OCD Risk Factors

Risk factors for obsessive-compulsive disorder include the following:

Genetics
Postpartum periods
Environmental stressors


Although there is no clear genetic evidence, obsessive-compulsive disorder tends to run in families. A person with OCD has a 25% chance of having a blood relative who has it. Like other mental illnesses, it is more prevalent among identical twins than fraternal. There is a 70% chance that identical twins with share it, and a 50% chance for f...Read the full article