For many years, obsessive-compulsive disorder was considered a rare condition; however, now days it is viewed as one of the prevalent and severely disabling mental disorders. Studies indicate a lifetime prevalence of 2.5% in adults, affecting males and females at the same ratio, which seems to be the same across different cultures (DSM VI ?TR)...
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The disorder may begin in childhood, although it is known to begin its occurrence in early adulthood. Which proposes the question, of what seems to explain the onset of this mental disorder? Or in other words why do some people develop obsessions and/or compulsions that tremendously heighten the anxiety and create a call for its immediate neutralization to avoid a horrible consequence? The cognitive and the physiological explanations for obsessive-compulsive disorder seem to be most plausible...
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