One anxiety disorder in particular is known as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Characterized by a persistent need to check things, perform routines, or rituals, or by repetitive (often negative) ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is characterized, in part, by a quest for certainty, which causes the individual with OCD to ...

There are a variety of conditions that have obsessive compulsive disorder qualities that are quite similar to OCD such as PANDAS, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), hoarding disorder, trichotillomania, ...

These include PTSD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and certain eating disorders. Obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, is in the latter category. The National Institute of Mental Health calls ...

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