How to Use obsessive-compulsive in a Sentence

obsessive-compulsive

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  • The 40-year-old resident of Le Mars, Iowa, has bipolar and obsessive-compulsive disorders.
    Cheryl Platzman Weinstock, CBS News, 10 July 2023
  • The neural wiring is the same as that tied to psychiatric conditions such as drug addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    Byclaudia Lopez Lloreda, science.org, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Over the years, Toole has been candid about her past with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety and depression.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024
  • Licking is a common fixation in dogs with obsessive-compulsive disorder, which can be the source of serious distress.
    Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2023
  • If your phone were anything else — a photograph, a wedding ring, a book — staring at it in public as much as people stare at their phones would put you at risk of being diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    Sebastian Junger, National Review, 13 July 2023
  • These feelings can range from mild and fleeting concerns to deep despair, panic attacks and obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
    Karen Magruder, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2023
  • What would later be diagnosed as obsessive-compulsive disorder was, at this point, just another aspect of what was openly called my oddness.
    Victor Lodato, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
  • Jung Da-eun (Park Bo-young) is a newbie nurse in a psychiatric ward, dealing with patients whose disorders range from schizophrenia and depression to panic attacks and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Such limiting behaviors can range from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) to tics and twitches.
    Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
  • In the series, Shalhoub played detective Adrian Monk, a character who lives with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    Marianne Garvey, CNN, 10 Oct. 2023
  • At their core, earworms are a form of rumination, and research suggests that people who suffer from anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder are more prone to earworms.
    WIRED, 15 July 2023
  • Manny Padilla, a teen-age musician living with obsessive-compulsive disorder, faces intense fears and intrusive thoughts.
    The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Everyone’s favorite obsessive-compulsive detective is returning for what may be his final case.
    Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Some people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), in particular, tend to experience intrusive thoughts more intensely than others and have a harder time shaking them off.
    Time, 14 June 2023
  • For years, Braun suffered mostly in secret from obsessive-compulsive disorder — terrified of pandemics, germs, freak accidents and mortality.
    Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Approval for treating obsessive-compulsive disorder followed ten years later.
    Simon Makin, Scientific American, 13 June 2023
  • Both these tools also fail to account for multiple or simultaneous mental health conditions, such as depression and suicidal ideation or anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    Wendy Ward, STAT, 10 Apr. 2024
  • They've also been used to treat brain disorders, including depression, addiction, obsessive-compulsive disorder and traumatic brain injuries.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
  • According to King, Crumbley has a major depressive disorder with psychosis, anxiety and features of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2023
  • For instance, major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and panic disorder often have better outcomes with combined treatment.
    Bryan Cochran, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2024
  • But the medical board also unanimously rejected marijuana for obsessive-compulsive syndrome and autism.
    cleveland, 12 July 2023
  • Sodaro found a psychiatrist who diagnosed her with obsessive-compulsive disorder and prescribed a low dose of anti-anxiety medication that would not violate antidoping rules or hinder her athletic performance.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder is one example; behavioral interventions that trigger the obsessive impulse but gradually modify a person's response may be highly effective and could prevent a lifetime of disability.
    Jay N. Giedd, Scientific American, 1 May 2016
  • Another recent study found that self-administering psychedelics helped people treat obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms, even without facilitated therapy.
    Celia Ford, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Studies suggest that many kinds of neurodiversity, including ADHD, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, and substance abuse, correlate with high performance in business environments.
    Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Examples include obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and panic disorder.
    Sunny Sea Gold, Health, 29 June 2024
  • People with skin-picking disorder are more likely to have psychological issues, including major depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety disorders, but none are essential for a diagnosis.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Conditions could include depression, anxiety, psychosis, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
    Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023
  • Conditions include depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar illness (which may include psychotic symptoms), and substance use disorders.
    Christine Michel Carter, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Minnesota's medical marijuana program, for example, includes about 20 medical conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea, obsessive-compulsive disorder and autism spectrum disorder.
    Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2024

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