OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER

Course overview

OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD) INVOLVES INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS WITH OR WITHOUT COMPENSATORY ACTIONS TO ALLEVIATE THE STRESS BROUGHT ON BY THESE THOUGHTS; THESE ARE CALLED OBSESSIONS AND COMPULSIONS, RESPECTIVELY. OCD TYPICALLY PRESENTS IN ADOLESCENCE AND GOES UNDER-REPORTED AND UNDER-TREATED. AS IT CAN CAUSE SEVERE DEBILITATION, EARLY INTERVENTION IS VITAL. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.