Obsessive Compulsive

Disorder (OCD)

3.3 million

Americans

have OCD

Inside you will find out:

What is OCD?

Symptoms of OCD?

How is OCD treated?

How will I know if I have OCD?

What Is OCD?

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder also know as

OCD is a mental anxiety disorder that causes

a person to have a need to repeatedly do ritu-

als. Which are often irrational.

Robinson, L. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://

www.helpguide.org/mental/

obsessive_compulsive_disorder_ocd.htm

Symptoms of

OCD

Obsessive thoughts

Compulsive behaviors

How is it

treated?

By going to cognitive behavior

therapy.

By taking selective serotonin reup-

take inhibitor (SSRIs) antidepres-

sants .

How will I

know if I have

OCD?

You will know if you have OCD if you have many of

the symptoms and show multiple signs of it such as:

Order and symmetry: the idea that everything must

line up “just right.”

Counting, tapping, repeating certain words, or do-

ing other senseless things to reduce anxiety.

More places to find

information

www.cdc.gov

www.ocdfoundation.org