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- Introduction: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- What is OCD?
- What are the signs and symptoms of OCD?
- What causes OCD?
- How is OCD treated?
- What is it like having OCD?
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Introduction: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Do you feel the need to check and re-check things over and over? Do you have the same thoughts constantly? Do you feel a very strong need to perform certain rituals repeatedly and feel like you have no control over what you are doing?
If so, you may have a type of anxiety disorder called obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
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