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Category Archives: OCD
Witnessing a traumatic event has resulted in OCD behaviours in my son.
I read one of your letters/emails from a woman whose nephew washes his hands a lot. My son does this as well. It started after he and my husband were in a fatal car crash. My husband, my son and … Continue reading
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My daughter is exhibiting signs of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
My ten-year-old daughter has been exhibiting symptoms of OCD. I noticed her chapped hands about three months ago and since then she has developed checking rituals which involve lengthy examinations of her clothing, arms and hands. She does not wish … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, chapped hands, checking rituals, child anxiety clinic, cognitive behaviour therapy, compulsions, education, GP, medication, obsessions, obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD, referral, symptoms, urges
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Can some OCDs be treated without medication?
Can some OCDs be treated without medication? People with OCD or obsessive compulsive disorder have repeated unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and engage in repeated unwanted behaviors (compulsions). Some examples of OCD are: Compulsive hand washing often with obsessions of hands being … Continue reading
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Tagged antidepressant, cognitive behaviour therapy, compulsions, exposure, germophobia, gradual, hand washing, medication, obsessions, obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD, order, psychological treatment, psychologist, response prevention, rumination, treatment, triggering
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What is the treatment success rate for OCD in children?
What is the cure rate for children with OCD? Or, better yet, what is the management rate for children with OCD? Can this disorder be helped in children? Children with obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD, have repeated thoughts, images or impulses … Continue reading
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Tagged antidepressant, anxiety, cognitive behaviour therapy, counseling, cure, genetic, management, obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD, psychotherapy, response prevention, ritual behaviour, streptococcal infection, stress, success rate, treatment
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My nephew is constantly washing his hands, how can I help him?
My thirteen-year-old nephew is always washing his hands. I mean it makes sense to wash your hands several times a day. He washes his hands for hours a day. He tries to hide it but his hands are raw. He … Continue reading
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Tagged cognitive behaviour therapy, germophobia, hand washing, inherited, obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, SSRI, strep infection, trauma
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