Journal of Depression and Anxiety
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by uncontrollable, unwanted thoughts and repetitive, ritualized behaviors you feel compelled to perform. Obsessions are involuntary, seemingly uncontrollable thoughts, images, or impulses that occur over and over again in your mind. Compulsions are behaviors or rituals that you feel driven to act out again and again.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), formerly considered a type of anxiety disorder, is now regarded as a unique condition. It is a potentially disabling illness that traps people in endless cycles of repetitive thoughts and behaviors. People with OCD are plagued by recurring and distressing thoughts, fears, or images (obsessions) they cannot control.

Related Journals of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders

Neuroscience & Clinical Research, International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience, International Journal of School and Cognitive Psychology, International Journal of Mental Health & Psychiatry, Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, Recent Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Depression and Anxiety, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics