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The aim of this study is to identify factors involved in inducing and in maintaining chronicity in OCD.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291717003701_sec_a2\" sec-type=\"methods\"><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>The present study is embedded within the Netherlands Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Association (NOCDA) study, an ongoing multicenter naturalistic cohort study designed to identify predictors of long-term course and outcome in OCD. For this study, 270 subjects with a current diagnosis of OCD were included. Chronicity status at 2-year follow-up was regressed on a selection of baseline predictors related to OCD, to comorbidity and to stress and support.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291717003701_sec_a3\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Psychotrauma [odds ratio (OR) 1.98, confidence interval (CI) 1.22\u20133.22,<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>= 0.006], recent negative life events (OR 1.42, CI 1.01\u20132.01,<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>= 0.043), and presence of a partner (OR 0.28, CI 0.09\u20130.85,<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>= 0.025) influenced the risk of becoming chronic. Longer illness duration (OR 1.46, CI 1.08\u20131.96,<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>= 0.013) and higher illness severity (OR 1.09, CI 1.03\u20131.16,<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>= 0.003) increased the risk of remaining chronic.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291717003701_sec_a4\" sec-type=\"conclusion\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>External influences increase the risk of becoming chronic, whereas the factors involved in maintaining chronicity are illness-related. As the latter are potentially difficult to modify, treatment should be devoted to prevent chronicity from occurring in the first place. 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