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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 lives, while rates during any given year are about 1.2%. [2] [6] More than three million Americans suffer from OCD. [32] According to Mercy, approximately 1 in 40 U.S. adults and 1 in 100 U.S. children have OCD. [33]

  3. Primarily obsessional obsessive–compulsive disorder - Wikipedia

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    The Treatment of Obsessions (Medicine) by Stanley Rachman. Oxford University Press, 2003. Brain lock: Free yourself from obsessive-compulsive behavior: A four-step self-treatment method to change your brain chemistry by Jeffrey Schwartz and Beverly Beyette. New York: Regan Books, 1997. ISBN 0-06-098711-1. The OCD Workbook by Bruce Hyman and ...

  4. Cause of obsessive–compulsive disorder - Wikipedia

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    The cause of obsessive–compulsive disorder is understood mainly through identifying biological risk factors that lead to obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) symptomology. The leading hypotheses propose the involvement of the orbitofrontal cortex, basal ganglia, and/or the limbic system, with discoveries being made in the fields of ...

  5. 5 Therapist-Recommended Treatments for Obsessive ... - AOL

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    OCD isn't curable, but many treatments are available to reduce symptoms and improve life with the condition. Therapists explain the options. 5 Therapist-Recommended Treatments for Obsessive ...

  6. Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale - Wikipedia

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    The Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale ( DOCS) is a 20-item self-report instrument that assesses the severity of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) symptoms along four empirically supported theme-based dimensions: (a) contamination, (b) responsibility for harm and mistakes, (c) incompleteness/symmetry, and (d) unacceptable (taboo) thoughts ...

  7. University of Florida Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Program

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    The UF OCD Program uses cognitive behavioral therapy with exposure and response prevention (CBT-E/RP), an empirically validated treatment for OCD and other anxiety disorders. The clinic treats both children and adults with OCD and has a success rate higher than the national average.

  8. Obsessive–compulsive spectrum - Wikipedia

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    Obsessive–compulsive spectrum. The obsessive–compulsive spectrum is a model of medical classification where various psychiatric, neurological and/or medical conditions are described as existing on a spectrum of conditions related to obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). [1] ". The disorders are thought to lie on a spectrum from impulsive ...

  9. Osteochondritis dissecans - Wikipedia

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    Osteochondritis dissecans ( OCD or OD) is a joint disorder primarily of the subchondral bone in which cracks form in the articular cartilage and the underlying subchondral bone. [ 1] OCD usually causes pain during and after sports. In later stages of the disorder there will be swelling of the affected joint which catches and locks during movement.