" /> Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - CISMeF





Preferred Label : Obsessive Compulsive Disorder;

NCIt synonyms : OCD;

NCIt related terms : obsessive-compulsive disorder;

NCIt definition : A disorder characterized by the presence of persistent and recurrent irrational thoughts (obsessions), resulting in marked anxiety and repetitive excessive behaviors (compulsions) as a way to try to decrease that anxiety.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: An anxiety disorder in which a person has intrusive ideas, thoughts, or images that occur repeatedly, and in which he or she feels driven to perform certain behaviors over and over again. For example, a person may worry all the time about germs and so will wash his or her hands over and over again. Having an obsessive-compulsive disorder may cause a person to have trouble carrying out daily activities.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000454805;

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