Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviour.
Source: Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) @ NHS Choices
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- Obsessive–compulsive disorder @ Wikipedia
Excerpt: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness, apprehension, fear or worry, repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing the associated anxiety, or a combination of such obsessions and compulsions.
- What is OCD? @ Department of Psychiatry, UCSD
Excerpt: OCD is a neurological disorder defined by recurrent, unwelcome thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors (compulsions) that OCD sufferers feel driven to perform. People with OCD know their obsessions and compulsions are irrational or excessive, yet they have little or no control over them.
image: OCD Hangers by King Huang under Creative Commons license
