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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment Arlington Virginia

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders (OCD) come in many forms. Some common examples include persistent hand washing, behavioral rituals, repetitive thoughts or recurrent checking that the lights are off.

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment Arlington Virginia

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  1. OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder TOP MY OCD AOUT OCD OCD TYP Stop my OCD OCD TRATMNT OCD ARTICL Learn about OCD treatment options Photo by F Cary Snyder on Unsplash  OIV COMPULIV DIORDR (OCD) By using this website, you agree to our use of cookies. We use cookies to provide you with a great

  2. By using this website, you agree to our use of cookies. We use cookies to provide you with a greatBy using this website, you agree to our use of cookies. We use cookies to provide you with a great experience and to help our website run effectively. Accept Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders (OCD) come  in many forms.  Some common examples  include persistent hand washing, behavioral  rituals, repetitive thoughts or recurrent  checking that the lights are off.   OCD is defined by the presence of obsessions,  compulsions or both.  Obsessions are defined by:   urges or images that are experienced, at some  time during the disturbance, as intrusive and  unwanted, and that in most individuals cause  marked anxiety or distress.   1) Recurrent and persistent thoughts,    suppress such thoughts, urges or images, or to  neutralize them with some other thought or  action (i.e., by performing a compulsion)  2) The individual attempts to ignore or  Compulsions are defined by:   washing, ordering, checking) or mental acts  (e.g., praying, counting, repeating words  silently) that the individual feels driven to  performing response to an obsession or  according to rules that must be applied rigidly. 1) Repetitive behaviors (e.g., hand    at preventing or reducing anxiety or distress, or  preventing some dreaded event or situation;  however, these behaviors or mental acts are not  connected in a realistic way with what they are  2) The behaviors or mental acts are aimed 

  3. connected in a realistic way with what they are  designed to neutralize or prevent, or are clearly  excessive.   And  The obsessions or compulsions are time- consuming (more than 1 hour per day) or  cause clinically significant distress or  impairment in social, occupational, or other  areas of functioning.   The obsessive-compulsive symptoms are not  attributable to the physiological effects f a  substance. The disturbance is not better explained by the  symptoms of another mental disorder.  OCD Types There are many common types  of OCD. LARN MOR

  4. OCD  Treatment Learn about treatment options. LARN MOR Other forms of OCD include: Body Dysmorphic Disorder - a  preoccupation with perceived physical defects  or flaws Hoarding disorder - persistent difficulty  discarding or parting with possessions Trichotillomania - Persistent hair pulling  resulting in hair loss Skin Picking (excoriation) - Recurrent skin  picking resulting in lesions

  5. PANS and PANDAS Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric  Syndrome • A clinically defined disorder  characterized by the sudden onset of  obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCD)  or eating restrictions, concomitant with  acute behavioral deterioration. It does  not require a known trigger, although it  is believed to be triggered by one or more  pathogens. Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric  Disorders Associated with Streptococcal  infections • A subset of PANS, first reported by the  National Institute of Mental Health in  1998. Has 5 distinct criteria for  diagnosis, including abrupt “overnight”  OCD or dramatic, disabling tics; a  relapsing-remitting, episodic symptom  course; young age at onset (average of 6– 7 years); presence of neurologic  abnormalities; and temporal association  between symptom onset and Group A  Strep (GAS) infection.

  6. (571) 527-8197 Center for Professional Counseling, PLC Telehealth serving all of Virginia and Florida 571-527-8197  

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