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Doctors, what is the difference between tourette's and ocd?

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Dr. Ruth Seaman answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Tics: Tourette's will have a motor or verbal tic with the illness, while "straight" OCD will not.

Dr Munshower agreed

Answered 7/9/2014

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