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obsessive-compulsive disorder noun[ C or U ] psychology specializeduk /əbˌses.ɪv.kəmˈpʌl.sɪv dɪˌsɔː.dər/ us /əbˌses.ɪv.kəmˈpʌl.sɪv dɪˌsɔːr.dɚ/(abbreviationOCD) a mental health condition in which a person has frequent, unwanted thoughts or feelings that make them feel that they have to repeat particular actions: 强迫症 He said that symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder include continual washing and cleaning, checking of themselves or others to avoid harm, repeating a sequence or phrase and hoarding useless items. The psychiatrist diagnosed Amanda with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Parsons is a therapist with a specialty in obsessive-compulsive disorder. The study showed an increased chance of having obsessive-compulsive disorder if one of your parents has it. She ran some of the country's first treatment studies of obsessive-compulsive disorder. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Mental illnesses ad adjustment disorder age-associated memory impairment anhedonia anorectic exhibitionistic exhibitionistically false memory firebug generalized anxiety disorder melancholia mental handicap neurotic postnatal psychosis postpartum depression postpartum psychosis PPD progressive simultanagnosia schizophrenic seasonal affective disorder
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