By Clare Knight, B.Sc.Reviewed by Dr. Liji Thomas, MD Body dysmorphia is a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). An individual suffering from body dysmorphia perceives gross imperfections with their appearance. These imperfections are often imaginative or too subtle to be noticed by anyone else. However, for people with body dysmorphia they are occupying a big...
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Online solution for OCD treatment
Almost 1 in 30 Australians experience Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) at some stage in their life. Clinical psychologist, Flinders University Professor Michael Kyrios, is vice-president and executive dean of the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work. Credit: Flinders University OCD, previously recognized by the World Health Organisation as a top 10 (#9) cause of disability in...
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The key to OCD treatment may be a single protein
German scientists claim to have singled out a protein called SPRED2 as the cause of symptomatic behaviors of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), such as constant hand-washing Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be a debilitating condition, as persistent anxious thoughts lead sufferers to repeat an action to the point where it interferes with their everyday life. The...