Risk factors include a history of child abuse or other stress-inducing events some cases have occurred after streptococcal infections. There appear to be some genetic components, and it is more likely for both identical twins to be affected than both fraternal twins. Compulsions occur so often, typically taking up at least one hour per day, that they impair one's quality of life. Many adults with OCD are aware that their compulsions do not make sense, but they perform them anyway to relieve the distress caused by obsessions. Common compulsions include excessive hand washing, cleaning, arranging things, counting, seeking reassurance, and checking things. Compulsions are repeated actions or routines that occur in response to obsessions. Common obsessions include fear of contamination, obsession with symmetry, and intrusive thoughts about religion, sex, and harm. Obsessions are persistent unwanted thoughts, mental images, or urges that generate feelings of anxiety, disgust, or unease. As indicated by the disorder's name, the primary symptoms of OCD are obsessions and compulsions.

Obsessive–compulsive disorder ( OCD) is a mental and behavioral disorder in which a person has intrusive thoughts and/or feels the need to perform certain routines repeatedly to the extent where it induces distress or impairs general function. Medical condition Obsessive–compulsive disorderįrequent and excessive hand washing occurs in some people with OCD.įeel the need to check things repeatedly, perform certain routines repeatedly, have certain thoughts repeatedly Īnxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, eating disorders, obsessive–compulsive personality disorder Ĭounseling, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, clomipramine

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