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  2. Obsessive–compulsive disorder - Wikipedia

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    Obsessive–compulsive disorder affects about 2.3% of people at some point in their life, with the yearly rate about 1.2%. [6] OCD occurs worldwide. [2] It is unusual for symptoms to begin after the age of 35 and half of people develop problems before 20. [1] [2] Males and females are affected about equally. [1]

  3. Delayed-maturation theory of obsessive–compulsive disorder

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    The first record of obsessive-compulsive disorder dates back to the 14th century in Europe. It was believed that people who had OCD were possessed by the devil, and treatment included a series of performed exorcisms. In the 1910s, Sigmund Freud, a neurologist from Austria described Obsessive Compulsive Disorder to a case of touching phobia. [3]

  4. Antidepressant - Wikipedia

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    SSRIs are a second-line treatment for adult obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) ... was first discovered in 1957 by Roland Kuhn in a Swiss psychiatric hospital.

  5. 21 Facts About OCD That Will Likely Surprise You - AOL

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    Only 1.2% of U.S. adults actually have obsessive-compulsive disorder, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. OCD Fact #5: Your Guilt Could Be a Symptom It’s hard to know where OCD ...

  6. Development and discovery of SSRI drugs - Wikipedia

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    Subsequently, several non-tricyclic SSRIs were discovered and marketed. Fluoxetine , which was FDA approved in 1987, is usually thought to be the first SSRI to be marketed. The work which eventually led to the discovery of fluoxetine began at Eli Lilly and Company in 1970 as a collaboration between Bryan Molloy and Ray Fuller. [ 10 ]

  7. What OCD is — and what it isn’t — according to the experts

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    OCD is often considered a quirk or a helpful personality trait, but it’s more serious and often more debilitating than that, experts say. Here’s what you need to know.

  8. While OCD is an actual mental health condition, the term has been co-opted to describe times when someone has a strong preference for things being a certain way. Here's what OCD means.

  9. Obsessive–compulsive spectrum - Wikipedia

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    [2] OCD is a mental disorder characterized by obsessions and/or compulsions. [3] An obsession is defined as "a recurring thought, image, or urge that the individual cannot control". [ 4 ] Compulsion can be described as a "ritualistic behavior that the person feels compelled to perform". [ 4 ]