obsessive-compulsive
adjective
ob·ses·sive-com·pul·sive
äb-ˈse-siv-kəm-ˈpəl-siv 
əb-
: relating to or characterized by recurring obsessions and compulsions especially as symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder
an obsessive-compulsive personality
obsessive-compulsive behavior
obsessive-compulsive
noun
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For example, body dysmorphic disorder is often comorbid with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
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Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2024
The product of decades of research, TMS is approved by the FDA to treat major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and cigarette addiction.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2024
There, he was diagnosed with unspecified bipolar disorder and related disorders, autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and PTSD, per the records.
—Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
The clinic was roughly two years into treating Rainy, who had been diagnosed with prolonged grief, anxiety, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
—Hannah Bassett, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2024
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Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2024
The product of decades of research, TMS is approved by the FDA to treat major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and cigarette addiction.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2024
There, he was diagnosed with unspecified bipolar disorder and related disorders, autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and PTSD, per the records.
—Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
The clinic was roughly two years into treating Rainy, who had been diagnosed with prolonged grief, anxiety, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
—Hannah Bassett, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2024
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