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  1. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    OCD features unwanted thoughts and fears, or obsessions. These obsessions lead to repetitive behaviors, also known as compulsions, that get in the way of ...

  2. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    OCD features unwanted thoughts and fears, or obsessions. These obsessions lead to repetitive behaviors, also known as compulsions, that get in the way of ...

  3. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Obsessive-compulsive disorder in young children

    OCD is a condition characterized by a pattern of unreasonable thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead people to do repetitive behaviors (compulsions). People ...

  4. Obsessive Searching for Health Information: Cyberchondria - Mayo Clinic News Network

    But for some that searching becomes an obsession. They spend hours looking at causes for symptoms and worrying until they're convinced they have a deadly ...

  5. Compulsive sexual behavior - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Also called sexual addiction, this means being obsessed with sexual fantasies, urges, or behaviors that disrupt your life or cause harm to you or others.

  6. New Treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is often portrayed as being funny. But if you ask anyone who has OCD, they'll tell you there's nothing humorous about it ...

  7. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Clinical Trials - Mayo Clinic Research

    This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of deep brain stimulation in treating people with severe and otherwise treatment-resistant obsessive- ...

  8. Obsessively Pursuing Correct Use of Term "OCD" - Mayo Clinic News Network

    OCD, or obsessive compulsive disorder, continues to be stigmatized as a ... There are other themes for obsessions and compulsions. Fear of ...

  9. Compulsive sexual behavior - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Also called sexual addiction, this means being obsessed with sexual ... These medicines act on brain chemicals linked to obsessive thoughts and behaviors.

  10. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) - Care at Mayo Clinic

    OCD features unwanted thoughts and fears, or obsessions. These obsessions lead to repetitive behaviors, also known as compulsions, that get in the way of ...