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OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
DEFINITIONA MENTAL ILLNESS THAT CAUSES REPEATED , UNWANTED THOUGHTS, TO GET RID OF THESE THOUGHTS ON WITH OCD MIGHT REPEAT THE TASK AGAIN AND AGAIN
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
OBSESSIONS-THOUGHTS, IDEAS AND IMPULSES THAT YOU HAVE AGAIN AND AGAIN
• WASHING HANDS MANY TIMES
• DOUBTS OF LOCKING THE DOOR
• DOUBTS OF TURNING OFF THE STOVE
COMPULSION-BEHAVIORS THAT YOU DO TO TRY TO CONTROL OBSESSIONS
• WASHING HANDS UNTIL RAW
• REPEATEDLY CHECKING DOOR
• REPEATEDLY CHECKING STOVE
WHAT YOU WOULD FEEL LIKE
• YOU WOULD FEEL ANGRY AND FRUSTRATED BECAUSE YOU WOULD BE OBSESSED WITH DOING THE SAME TASKS REPEATEDLY AND CAN'T FIND RELEIF
OCD STATISTICS
• 1 IN EVERY 40 ADULTS
• 1 IN EVERY 100 CHILDREN
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DO YOU HAVE OCD?
DIAGNOSIS• A LABORATORY TEST CAN NOT
DETERMINE IF YOU HAVE OCD
• DOCTORS OFTEN INTERVIEW THE PATIENT AND COMPARE SYMPTOMS AND/OR SIGNS
• SELF-SCREENING TESTS CAN ALSO BE HELPFUL
TREATMENT• COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY IS
RECOMMENDED BY THE FOLLOWING
• NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF MENTAL HEALTH
• MAYO CLINIC
• HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL.
• ANTIDEPRESSANTS CAN HELP
WHAT YOU COULD DO
• IF UNTREATED SUICIDAL THOUGHTS OR ACTIONS COULD OCCUR
• ARE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE TALKING TO SOMEONE?
• CALL 773-661-9530
• CALL 773-661-9535
CITATIONS
• HTTP://WWW.WEBMD.COM/MENTAL-HEALTH/TC/OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE-DISORDER-OCD-TOPIC-OVERVIEW
• HTTP://WWW.MAYOCLINIC.ORG/DISEASES-CONDITIONS/OCD/BASICS/SYMPTOMS/CON-20027827
• HTTP://BEYONDOCD.ORG/OCD-FACTS/
• HTTP://WWW.SPINPS.COM/WEBSITE/WEBSITE.NSF/TEMPLATES?OPENFORM&ITEM=ALL