obsessive-compulsive disorder

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obsessive-compulsive disorder Meaning of "obsessive-compulsive disorder"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) an anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent and persistent thoughts and feelings and repetitive, ritualized behaviors

Usage(s):

  1. In another trial Rezai and colleagues at Brown University implanted DBS electrodes in 10 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
  2. The first tangible danger sign was an obsessive-compulsive disorder that manifested in Fujishiro when he entered junior high.
  3. When the amygdala acts up, it's exceedingly hard to bring it to heel, as anyone suffering from anxiety conditions like phobias or obsessive-compulsive disorder could attest.
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