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Funny how a diagnosis doesn't mean much till you have it. what is obsessive-compulsive disorder?

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Ocd: Look at the book the boy who couldn't stop washing by judith rapport. It will explain the many forms of OCD in detail and reads like a novel. There is a questionnaire called the ybocs that people also can use to identify the symptoms and severity of the disorder.

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Dr. William Holmes answered

Specializes in Child Psychiatry

Form of Anxiety: Ocd is a type of anxiety disorder characterized by two types of symptoms. One of these is obessesional thoughts in which a person has constant thoughts (often negative) that are intrusive and paralyzing. The other symptom is compulsive actions, in which a person engages in repetitive or ritualistic behaviors to the point that it interferes with completing daily activities.

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