Obsessive compulsive disorder

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Psychology

 

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Antonia P

 

Date added:

February 21, 2014

 

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University

 

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A

 

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6 / 1486

 

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The patient finds the rituals addictive and distressing and therefore it is hard to quit. OCD can vary from mild to severe. If the case is severe and it is left untreated, it can destroy a person's capacity to function at work, school and even at home. For many years, mental health professionals thought of OCD as a rare disease because only a small minority of their patients had the conditions, but it was not true...
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This disorder was and still is often unrecognized because many of those afflicted with OCD try to keep their repetitive thoughts and behaviors secret, therefore most of them fail to seek treatment. This led to the underestimation of the number of people with the illness. However, a survey conducted in the early 1980s by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) provided new knowledge of OCD...
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