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Risk factors
By Mayo Clinic Staff

Factors that may increase the risk of developing or triggering obsessive-compulsive disorder include:
•Family history. Having parents or other family members with the disorder can increase your risk of developing OCD.
•Stressful life events. If you’ve experienced traumatic or stressful events or you tend to react strongly to stress, your risk may increase. This reaction may, for some reason, trigger the intrusive thoughts, rituals and emotional distress characteristic of OCD.

Complications
By Mayo Clinic Staff

Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder may have additional problems. Some of the problems below may be associated with OCD — others may exist in addition to OCD but not be caused by it.
•Inability to attend work, school or social activities
•Troubled relationships
•Overall poor quality of life
•Anxiety disorders
•Depression
•Eating disorders
•Suicidal thoughts and behavior
•Alcohol or other substance abuse
•Contact dermatitis from frequent hand-washing