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Obsessive–compulsive disorder

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. OCD has been described since antiquity and has affected numerous…

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Complications
Tics, anxiety disorder, suicide
Diagnostic method
Clinically based on symptoms; Y-BOCS is the gold standard tool to assess severity
Differential diagnosis
Anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, eating disorders, tic disorders, obsessive–compulsive personality disorder
Frequency
2.3%
Medication
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), clomipramine, adjunctive atypical antipsychotics
Risk factors
Family history, neurobiology, temperament, childhood trauma, certain drugs and medications

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see also · 3
Obsessive–compulsive disorder → Delusional, Obsessive, OCD
Complications · 1
Obsessive–compulsive disorder → Tics, anxiety disorder, suicide
Diagnostic method · 1
Obsessive–compulsive disorder → Clinically based on symptoms; Y-BOCS is the gold standard tool to assess severity
Differential diagnosis · 1
Obsessive–compulsive disorder → Anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, eating disorders, tic disorders, obsessive–compulsive personality disorder
Frequency · 1
Obsessive–compulsive disorder → 2.3%
Medication · 1
Obsessive–compulsive disorder → Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), clomipramine, adjunctive atypical antipsychotics
Risk factors · 1
Obsessive–compulsive disorder → Family history, neurobiology, temperament, childhood trauma, certain drugs and medications

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Obsessive–compulsive disorderComplicationsTics, anxiety disorder, suicide1.00infobox
Obsessive–compulsive disorderDiagnostic methodClinically based on symptoms; Y-BOCS is the gold standard tool to assess severity1.00infobox
Obsessive–compulsive disorderDifferential diagnosisAnxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, eating disorders, tic disorders, obsessive–compulsive personality disorder1.00infobox
Obsessive–compulsive disorderFrequency2.3%1.00infobox
Obsessive–compulsive disorderMedicationSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), clomipramine, adjunctive atypical antipsychotics1.00infobox
Obsessive–compulsive disorderRisk factorsFamily history, neurobiology, temperament, childhood trauma, certain drugs and medications1.00infobox
Obsessive–compulsive disorderSpecialtyPsychiatry, clinical psychology1.00infobox
Obsessive–compulsive disorderSymptomsFeel the need to perform certain behaviors repeatedly, have certain distressing thoughts repeatedly1.00infobox
Obsessive–compulsive disorderTreatmentCognitive behavioral therapy, medication, transcranial magnetic stimulation, surgery1.00infobox
Obsessive–compulsive disorderUsual onsetBefore 35 years1.00infobox
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abnormalities in brain structureinstance ofenvironmental stressors0.80text

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