How Do You Treat Ocd?
For as many as five million Americans with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), concerns about germs, strange noises at night, or whether they locked the door before leaving for work are constant and can almost literally take over their lives. Now researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill have developed a therapy program that works with both OCD sufferers and their partners to help ease these conditions. The program helps the person with OCD control their compulsive behavior, and it also help partners...
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
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