Is obsessive compulsive disorder hereditary?

If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), there is a good chance that someone else in your family has it and that your own children are at higher risk for getting it, too. read more

Other Suspected Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Causes. In addition to the OCD hereditary component, some of the other suspected obsessive-compulsive disorder causes include: Biological – Some research indicates that OCD may develop due to non-genetically related changes in the body's chemistry and brain functions. read more

With the human genome having finally been mapped out, the search is on for those genes that cause us to develop illnesses, including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Although it is clear that OCD has a genetic basis, it is not yet clear which genes may be important and under what circumstances. read more