obsessive-compulsive disorder
mental disorder involving obsessions and compulsions
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Summary
obsessive-compulsive disorder is a mental disorder[1]. It draws 35,863 Wikipedia views per month (mental disorder category, ranking #79 of 60).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: anxiety disorder[3], impulse control disorder[4], genetic nervous system disorder[5], genetic disease[6]
- Part of: neurodivergence[7]
- Commons category: Obsessive–compulsive disorder[8]
- ICPC 2 ID: P79[9]
- Symptoms and signs: compulsive behavior[10], obsession[11], anxiety[12], intrusive thought[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Obsessive–compulsive disorder[14]
- Possible treatment: psychotherapy[15], exposure and response prevention[16], psychiatric medication[17]
- Described at URL: https://iocdf.org/about-ocd/[18]
- Described by source: Dictionary of disaster and emergency termminology[19]
- Topic has template: Template:Obsessive–compulsive disorder[20]
- Has characteristic: compulsive behavior[21], intrusive thought[22]
- ICD-9-CM: 300.3[23]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C88411[24]
- Different from: obsessive-compulsive personality disorder[25]
- Health specialty: psychiatry[26], psychology[27]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: (RS)-citalopram[28], fluoxetine[29], sertraline[30], paroxetine[31], clomipramine[32], venlafaxine[33], olanzapine[34], quetiapine[35], (S)-duloxetine[36], aripiprazole[37], risperidone[38], escitalopram[39], fluvoxamine[40], lorazepam[41]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_10933[42], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:10933[43]
Why It Matters
obsessive-compulsive disorder has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 150 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]