OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder)
Juanito Aviles 10/16/15 Health - 6
Definition of OCD
- A fear that you've been exposed to a disease, or a gnawing apprehension that you have not done something well enough.
Causes
There is no real cause of OCD ,but research suggest that differences in the brain a genes of those affected may play a role.
Background
In history Martin Luther (1483-1546) is the first and most important leader of the Protestant Reformation in Europe suffered from OCD. By the late 1880's, OCD achieved full clinical and nosological (disease) definition.In the 1850's OCD phenomena was considered insanity. In 1809-1873 OCD was placed in the catergory "delire emotif" (disease of the emotions). Dagonet (1823-1902) considered compulsions to be a kind of implusion and OCD a form of folie impulsive (impulsive insanity).
Treatment / Medication
Treatment includes Talk Therapy or medication.
Medication for ocd can be anafaril.
MIA
Mental Health America
Website: http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/about-us
Location: 3136 W 4th St, Fort Worth, TX 76107
Phone: (817) 335-5405
NIMH
National Institute of Mental Help
Website: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/strategic-planning-reports/index.shtml
Location: 6001 Executive Boulevard Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 1-866-615-6464
Dual Diagnosis
Dual Diagnosis
Website: http://www.dualdiagnosis.org/ocd-addiction/
Location: 5409 Maryland Way Suite 320 Brentwood, TN 37027
Phone: 1-877-345-3357