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OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER [PDF]

open access: possiblePsychiatric Clinics of North America, 1997
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), the fourth most common psychiatric disorder, 72 is a chronic and heterogeneous condition characterized by sudden, recurrent upsetting cognitions that intrude into consciousness (obsessions), and rule governed acts that the person feels driven to perform (compulsions). Recognizable descriptions of OCD symptomatology
Scott L. Rauch   +2 more
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder

The Lancet, 2009
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a severe and disabling clinical condition that usually arises in late adolescence or early adulthood and, if left untreated, has a chronic course. Whether this disorder should be classified as an anxiety disorder or in a group of putative obsessive-compulsive-related disorders is still a matter of debate.
Steven Taylor   +2 more
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Obsessive compulsive disorder.

Clinical evidence, 2002
Obsessions or compulsions that cause personal distress or social dysfunction affect about 1% of adult men and 1.5% of adult women. About half of adults with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) have an episodic course, whereas the other half have continuous problems. Prevalence in children and adolescents is 2.7%.
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

AORN Journal, 2007
OCD, a surprisingly common disorder, is often hidden by patients who have insight into the inappropriateness of their obsessional concerns and the excessive rituals they feel compelled to perform to ward off exceedingly low risk danger or more vague feelings of discomfort.
James W. Jefferson, John H. Greist
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