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Table 2 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: Lived experiences of children and adolescents with obsessive–compulsive disorder: interpretative phenomenological analysis

Inclusion criteria

1. DSM-5 diagnosis of obsessive–compulsive disorder

2. Age range: 7–17 years

3. Both male and female patients

4. Duration of illness – 6 months or more

5. Illness in remission

6. Subject should be fluent in English

7. Written Informed Assent from the subject

8. Written Informed Consent from parent or guardian

Exclusion criteria

1. Neurodevelopmental disorders – Intellectual Developmental Disorder (IDD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

2. Presence of psychosis

3. Progressive neurological disorders

4. H/O significant head injury or organic brain disease or substance dependence

5. Presence of any chronic medical illness