Anxiety and OCD Exposed

The line between the worries of people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and normal concerns can be quite fuzzy. Worries about a possible pandemic from …

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  • EF 11:47 am on March 21st, 2010

    A lot of people with OCD don’t have contamination fears or handwashing/cleaning compulsions. That’s just one type.

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  • Charles H Elliott, Ph.D. 1:10 pm on March 21st, 2010

    @EF: Thanks for reminding folks about that. We describe all of the types in our book Obsessive Compulsive Disorder For Dummies.

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