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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) - Symptoms and causes
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) features a pattern of unwanted thoughts and fears known as obsessions. These obsessions lead you to do repetitive behaviors, also called compulsions.

Obsessive–compulsive disorder - Wikipedia
Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder in which an individual has intrusive thoughts (an obsession) and feels the need to perform certain behaviors (compulsions) repeatedly to relieve the distress caused by the obsession, to the extent where it impairs general function. [1][2][7] OCD has been described since antiquity and ...

OCD: Types, Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, and ...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental illness that causes repeated unwanted thoughts or urges (obsessions). It also can cause you to do certain actions over and over again (compulsions).

Diagnosing and treating obsessive-compulsive disorder
Key points Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) involves a cycle where intrusive and distressing thoughts trigger mental or behavioral acts aimed at reducing that distress. People with OCD spend an average of 13 years with symptoms before they are diagnosed and face a risk of suicide that is 5 times higher than the general population. Exposure and response prevention, a widely recommended ...

Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Obsessions in OCD are unwanted, intrusive thoughts, images, or urges that cause intense anxiety and often center on feared outcomes. Abramowitz & McKay (2009) describe four key features: Recurrent, distressing thoughts, impulses, or images. Not simply excessive worries about everyday problems.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - National Institute of ...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a disorder marked by uncontrollable and recurring thoughts (obsessions), repetitive and excessive behaviors (compulsions), or both.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - Harvard Health
What is obsessive-compulsive disorder? In obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a person is troubled by intrusive, distressing thoughts (obsessions) and feels the pressure to carry out repetitive behaviors (compulsions).

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Judith L. Rapoport, Pioneer in Understanding O.C.D., Dies at 92  The New York Times
Diagnosing and treating obsessive-compulsive disorder  American Psychological Association (APA)
Facing Their Fears: New OCD Anxiety Clinic Brings Exposure Therapy to Pleasant Hill  dvcinquirer.com
Transcranial electrical stimulation for the treatment of obsessive–compulsive disorder: a triple meta-analysis  Nature
The four-day treatment helping people break free from OCD  NZ Herald
Neuropsychiatry Research Roundup  UCSF Radiology
Group therapy approach improves OCD symptoms in youth  Children's National Hospital
Study reveals insights about brain regions linked to OCD, informing potential treatments  Brown University
Well Said: The deeper cause of OCD  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Anxie-D&D: How a mental health clinic is using Dungeons and Dragons as therapy  KGNU
Need a cheaper, more accessible OCD treatment? There’s an app for that.  Harvard Gazette
This Little-Known Type of OCD Makes Your Brain Doubt Love  Time Magazine
Distinct frontal brain signal tied to compulsive behaviors in people with OCD  Penn Medicine
What Causes OCD?  Mass General Brigham
Distinct frontal brain signal tied to compulsive behaviors in people with OCD  Penn Today