OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) suffer from repetitive
and unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and/or perform compulsive rituals
which seem to be beyond control. Hand washing, counting, checking,
or cleaning is done to prevent or cope with obsessive thoughts. Left
untreated, obsessions and rituals rarely disappear and often may severely
debilitate a sufferer’s life. OCD is often a chronic, relapsing
illness best treated by behavior therapy and medication.
OCD articles continued below...
| How Common Is OCD? - About 2% of the U.S. population has OCD in a given year.
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Behavior Therapy and medications, most commonly antidepressants which boost serotonin are common OCD treatments.
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Yahoo! News Search Results for obsessive compulsive disorder
Yahoo! News Search Results for obsessive compulsive disorder
'Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Demystified' and 'Expect the Best' (Inland Val...
5 Mar 2010 at 11:03am
Clinical psychologist Dr. Cheryl Carmin tells u...
How to avoid being a compulsive hoarder (The San Francisco Examiner)
9 Mar 2010 at 12:18am
Christabel Cheung, associate director of the Me...
Study shows encouraging results of DBS in psychiatric disorder treatment (New...
5 Mar 2010 at 4:54am
Psychosurgery is making a comeback. Recently pu...
Girlicious Band Member Arrested In Calif. (WJXT Jacksonville)
11 Mar 2010 at 7:45am
GLENDALE, Calif. -- Police say a member of the ...
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