What Is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Health Encyclopedia: Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: What You Need to Know
By Jerilyn Ross, M.A., L.I.C.S.W. , Health Expert...than two million other Americans, Howie Mandel has obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD. He was... Read more »
The Difference Between Obsessions and Compulsions
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertObsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder. It involves intrusive and unwanted... Read more »
Deep Brain Stimulation Approved for OCD. Depression Next?
By Teri Robert , Health Expert...Deep Brain Stimulator device for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The... Read more »
Brain Scan Detects Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertScientists at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom have released the results of a study... Read more »
OCD - Statistics on Underdiagnosis and Undertreatment
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertObsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of the most common mental illnesses in the United... Read more »
Health Guide
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Obsessive-compulsive neurosis; OCD Prevention There is no known prevention for this disorder. References Moore DP, Jefferson JW.... Read more »Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent thoughts, feelings, ideas or sensations (obsessions) orbehaviors that makes a person feel driven to... Read more »Trichotillomania
Compulsive hair pulling Prevention Early detection remains the best form of prevention since it leads to early treatment. Decreasing stress in the... Read more »Antisocial personality disorder
Psychopathic personality; Sociopathic personality; Personality disorder - antisocial Prevention Read more »Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Obsessive-compulsive neurosis; OCD Symptoms Obsessions or compulsions that cause significant distress or interfere with everyday life ... Read more »
Medications
...treat depression, anxiety disorders (panic attacks), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a... Read more »
...Sertraline is used to treat depression, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorders,... Read more »
...treat depression, anxiety disorders (panic attacks), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a... Read more »
... (SSRI) used to treat depression, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD),... Read more »
Related News
Compulsive Clutter?
April 13, 2007SAN DIEGO (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Shawn Mowad's garage is full of clothes, boxes and papers piled high. In her living room, most of the clutter... Read summary »
Brain Stimulation Eases OCD Symptoms
November 24, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A brain procedure that has been used to treat Parkinson's disease patients since the 1980s also shows promise for patients with... Read summary »
Memory Protein in Mice Linked to Autism
December 17, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers uncovered a protein in mice that may be linked to autism and obsessive-compulsive disorders. The protein FKBP12,... Read summary »
Luvox approved for social anxiety, OCD
October 03, 2008The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Luvox for use in adults with social anxiety disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder. The... Read summary »
Implanted device approved for obsessive-compulsive disorder
February 23, 2009The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new implanted device for the treatment of severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).... Read summary »
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