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OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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• Introduction
• Symptoms
• Causes
• Treatment
• About Meddco

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Introduction

•  Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental
  health condition where a person has obsessive
  thoughts and compulsive activity. An obsession is
  an unwanted and unpleasant thought, image or urge
  that repeatedly enters a person's mind, causing
  feelings of anxiety, disgust or unease.

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Symptoms

• cleaning and hand washing
• checking 
• counting
• ordering and arranging
• hoarding
• asking for reassurance
• repeating words in their head

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Causes

• Elevated activity in the Frontal Lobe and Basal
  Ganglia
• Activity is not typical in people without mental
  illness
• PET (Positron emission Tomography) scan used in
  brain imaging

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Treatment

• Obsessive-compulsive disorder treatment may not
  result in a cure, but it can help bring symptoms
  under control so that they don't rule your daily
  life. Depending on the severity of OCD, some
  people may need long-term, ongoing or more
  intensive treatment.
• The two main treatments for OCD are psychotherapy
  and medications. Often, treatment is most
  effective with a combination of these.

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About Meddco

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