obsessive-compulsive reaction

noun

dated
: obsessive-compulsive disorder
OCD is a disorder that has undergone significant revision and study since it was first recognized as "obsessive-compulsive neurosis" in the first edition of DSM. This definition was modified to "obsessive-compulsive reaction" in DSM-II and became the more familiar "obsessive-compulsive disorder" in DSM-III.Sean A. Sassano-Higgins and Michele T. Pato, Focus

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“Obsessive-compulsive reaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/obsessive-compulsive%20reaction. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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