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By Owen Kelly, Ph.D., About.com Guide to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

OCD Spectrum Disorders on A&E's Obsessed

Tuesday June 23, 2009
This past Monday’s episode of A&E’s Obsessed provided a really nice window into two OCD spectrum disorders; hypochondriasis and trichotillomania. While these illnesses are not technically OCD, they share many of the same symptoms of OCD including obsessive thoughts and compulsions. The main difference is that while obsessions and compulsions in OCD can relate to just about anything, obsessional thoughts in hypochondriasis relate almost exclusively to health concerns and in trichotillomania to hair pulling. It should be noted, however, that in addition to trichotillomania, Todd demonstrated more traditional symptoms of OCD including counting. What do you think of the show so far?

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