Types of OCD
OCD can take many forms, including ones related to cleanliness and washing, pathological doubt and checking, counting, symmetry and order, bodily concerns, religious ideas and hoarding.
Compulsive Checking
Compulsive checking is one of the most common forms of OCD. Sufferers experience obsessive self-doubt, which is usually followed by checking behaviors such as needing to check locks and stoves.
Compulsive checking is one of the most common forms of OCD. Sufferers experience obsessive self-doubt, which is usually followed by checking behaviors such as needing to check locks and stoves.
What Is Hoarding?
Hoarding is a form of OCD in which a person accumulates large amounts of unnecessary items. Learn more about this distinct, debilitating type of OCD, including its symptoms and treatment options.
Hoarding is a form of OCD in which a person accumulates large amounts of unnecessary items. Learn more about this distinct, debilitating type of OCD, including its symptoms and treatment options.
Types of OCD from the Health Center
The Health Center describes different types of OCD here.
The Health Center describes different types of OCD here.
The Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health
The Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health: a comprehensive description of several mental health diagnoses, including various types of OCD.
The Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health: a comprehensive description of several mental health diagnoses, including various types of OCD.
Neurobiology of Hoarding
People with hoarding problems may differ biologically from those with other forms of OCD. Read more from your About.com Guide to Panic Disorder, Cathleen Henning Fenton.
People with hoarding problems may differ biologically from those with other forms of OCD. Read more from your About.com Guide to Panic Disorder, Cathleen Henning Fenton.
OCD and Seniors
OCD can affect the young and old alike. Read about how OCD can manifest in older adults, from your About.com Guide to Senior Health.
OCD can affect the young and old alike. Read about how OCD can manifest in older adults, from your About.com Guide to Senior Health.
Compulsive Eating
OCD and eating disorders often overlap. Weight, eating and exercise can all become obsessions. Read more from your About.com Guide to Eating Disorders, Matthew Tiemeyer.
OCD and eating disorders often overlap. Weight, eating and exercise can all become obsessions. Read more from your About.com Guide to Eating Disorders, Matthew Tiemeyer.
Trichotillomania
Trichotillomania, or compulsive hair-pulling, is a diagnosis closely related to OCD. Read more from your About.com Guide to Hair Loss.
Trichotillomania, or compulsive hair-pulling, is a diagnosis closely related to OCD. Read more from your About.com Guide to Hair Loss.