Excerpt from Anxiety Disorder: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Synonyms, Key Words, and Related Terms: obsessive-compulsive disorder, OCD, compulsive behavior, obsessive thinking, handwashing, repeating, checking, touching, counting, arranging, hoarding, praying, obsessive-compulsive neurosis, compulsive neurosis Please click here to view the full topic text: Anxiety Disorder: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a significant neurobiological disorder that severely can disrupt academic, social, and vocational functioning. The major feature of this disorder is recurring obsessions and compulsions that interfere with a person's life. Once believed to be relatively rare in children and adolescents, OCD now is believed to affect as many as 2% of children. Among adolescents with OCD, the literature indicates that very few receive an appropriate and correct diagnosis, and even fewer receive proper treatment. This finding is unfortunate because effective cognitive, behavioral, and pharmacologic treatments are now available. Please click here to view the full topic text: Anxiety Disorder: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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