OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER AMONG PATIENTS ENTERING SUBSTANCE-ABUSETREATMENT - PREVALENCE AND ACCURACY OF DIAGNOSIS

Patients (N = 217) admitted to two community-based substance abuse out patient treatment programs participated in a structured clinical inter view to determine the comorbidity of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Tw enty-four patients (11.1%) met the diagnostic criteria for obsessive-c ompulsive disorder, which is significantly higher than the general pop ulation prevalence of this disorder. However, only eight of these pati ents were accurately diagnosed with this condition by their primary co unselors. Clinical implications of these findings are discussed.