Reducing Your Risk of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

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The cause of OCD is not a clear so steps to prevent it are not clear either. Early diagnosis and treatment can lower the impact on your life.

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: https://www.dynamed.com/condition/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd . Accessed January 13, 2020.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). National Institute of Mental Health website. Available at: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd/index.shtml. Accessed January 13, 2020.

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Reviewer: Adrian Preda, MD
Review Date: 05/2020
Update Date: 07/29/2020

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