20. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

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Today's episode talks about OCD. We learn how it's different than being a neat freak, what obsessions and compulsions are, and how it's treated. Email me at [email protected]. Join me on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/diagnosisexplained. Please rate and subscribe to the program at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1458994414&ls=1 Subscribe on Android: http://www.subscribeonandroid.com/rss.whooshkaa.com/rss/podcast/id/6869 Yale-Brown Assessment Tool: https://iocdf.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Assessment-Tools.pdf Information from https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/1115/p896.pdf Information from https://www.bcm.edu/news/psychiatry-and-behavior/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-misconceptions Quotes from https://themighty.com/2015/10/what-ocd-feels-like/ Helpful patient handout: https://adaa.org/sites/default/files/Relief-from-OCD.pdf

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