obsessive-compulsive
adjective
ob·ses·sive-com·pul·sive
äb-ˈse-siv-kəm-ˈpəl-siv 
əb-
: relating to or characterized by recurring obsessions and compulsions especially as symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder
an obsessive-compulsive personality
obsessive-compulsive behavior
obsessive-compulsive
noun
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Examples include obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and panic disorder.
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Sunny Sea Gold, Health, 29 June 2024
But for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, a history of food scarcity or other trauma, the desire to have a stockpile of food may become debilitating, said New York psychologist Dr. Alexis Conason.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 21 June 2024
Autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, borderline personality disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder are also frequent focuses.
—Big Think, 18 June 2024
Studies have shown that psilocybin — the naturally occurring chemical in psychedelic mushrooms that causes hallucinations — improves cognitive behavioral therapy for disorders like depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and even alcoholism.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2024
Both these tools also fail to account for multiple or simultaneous mental health conditions, such as depression and suicidal ideation or anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
—Wendy Ward, STAT, 10 Apr. 2024
Manny Padilla, a teen-age musician living with obsessive-compulsive disorder, faces intense fears and intrusive thoughts.
—The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024
Some patients even exhibit types of behavior that would fit the characteristics of clinical obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, says Abed Alkareem Asherah, another clinical psychologist working with the program.
—TIME, 27 Feb. 2024
Minnesota's medical marijuana program, for example, includes about 20 medical conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea, obsessive-compulsive disorder and autism spectrum disorder.
—Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2024
Sunny Sea Gold, Health, 29 June 2024
But for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, a history of food scarcity or other trauma, the desire to have a stockpile of food may become debilitating, said New York psychologist Dr. Alexis Conason.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 21 June 2024
Autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, borderline personality disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder are also frequent focuses.
—Big Think, 18 June 2024
Studies have shown that psilocybin — the naturally occurring chemical in psychedelic mushrooms that causes hallucinations — improves cognitive behavioral therapy for disorders like depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and even alcoholism.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2024
Both these tools also fail to account for multiple or simultaneous mental health conditions, such as depression and suicidal ideation or anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
—Wendy Ward, STAT, 10 Apr. 2024
Manny Padilla, a teen-age musician living with obsessive-compulsive disorder, faces intense fears and intrusive thoughts.
—The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024
Some patients even exhibit types of behavior that would fit the characteristics of clinical obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, says Abed Alkareem Asherah, another clinical psychologist working with the program.
—TIME, 27 Feb. 2024
Minnesota's medical marijuana program, for example, includes about 20 medical conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea, obsessive-compulsive disorder and autism spectrum disorder.
—Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2024
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