Obsessive-compulsive disorder

A community portal about Obsessive-compulsive disorder with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a psychiatric disorder; more specifically, it is an anxiety disorder. OCD is manifested in a variety of forms, but it is most commonly characterized by a subject's obsessive, distressing, intrusive thoughts and related compulsions which attempt to neutralize the obsessions.

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Gamma Knife Snips OCD in Bud

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Health News | Posted by rehabguy 2 days ago (http://www.webmd.com) View profile Made current 1 day 18 hours ago A high-tech procedure that delivers radiation deep within the brain relieved symptoms in half of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder who got no help from medication or talk therapy, a small study shows. Share This Tell a... Read Full Story

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Obsessive Hoarding - Stop Keeping The Secret!

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From: 73nixons.blogspot.com

Hi, The Nixons are sorry. We are sorry we left you in the lurch, yearning for a new 73 Nixons post for so long! We know we need to get this information out there…to help others…to help ourselves…to shed light on this heartbreaking disorder…but The Nixons are having a hard time discussing this. But, THAT IS EXACTLY WHY WE MUST DO THIS. To friends out there who have figured out who we are: Fine, now you know. I guess no one in your family has ever had a problem and needed help? Hmmm?!? As... Read Full Story

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Hiebsessed

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Courtesy of Santos Films: This video was made as part of a school project. The young man in this video is portraying a much older man, named Hieb Schnieder, who has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental illness that is caused by a deficit of Serotonin. In this video, as Hieb talks, he does a variety of repetitive things: flicking his ear and his nose, sneezing, etc. He opens and closes drawers repetitively. He eats apples in a highly repetitive way... Read Full Story

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Obsessive Hoarding, Disposophobia, Collyer's Syndrome

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From: 73nixons.blogspot.com

Hello again, Dear Reader. So, your faithful blogsterino is now learning about a new mental illness; obsessive compulsive hoarding. Also known as Collyer's Syndrome or Disposophobia. From The OC Foundation: Hoarding is defined as the acquisition of, and inability to discard worthless items even though they appear (to others) to have no value. Hoarding behaviors can occur in a variety of psychiatric disorders and in the normal population, but are most commonly found in people with obsessive... Read Full Story

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Kleptomania - What It Is All About?

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Kleptomania is an obsessive - compulsive disorder or also known as “compulsive theft behavioral disorder”. It is a manifestation of a larger psychiatric entity. While the legal consequence of being caught stealing is the same for all thieves, the motive of a kleptomaniac is gratification in the act of stealing, not for economic benefit. As we have known, everyone has its own rituals, superstitions and habits. These are normal “adjustments” to make one’s life manageable and even pleasurable... Read Full Story

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