What is obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?
Q: What is obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?
A: OCD is a mental disorder that causes repeated and unwanted thoughts and/or feelings (obsessions) and actions (compulsions).
Q: What are some common symptoms of OCD?
A: Anxiety is one of the most common symptoms of OCD, which can lead to the person believing that if a task is not completed, something bad will happen. This can manifest in tasks such as washing hands many times, keeping lights on or keeping their surrounding clean.
Q: How much time does someone with OCD spend completing tasks?
A: Someone with OCD may spend more than an hour every day completing tasks related to their obsessions and compulsions.
Q: How does OCD affect people's lives?
A: OCD can limit one's ability to take part in relationships, the workplace, and in society in general. It can also take up significant amounts of time each day for those affected by it.
Q: What percentage of the world population has OCD?
A: Around 1.2% of the world's population has been diagnosed with OCD.
Q: What percentage of adults in the United States have been diagnosed with OCD?
A: About one in fifty adults in the United States has been diagnosed with OCD.
