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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): What it is and how it’s treated.
By: Michael Butkus, PhD Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) afflicts about 2-3% of the adult population and about 0.5 to 1% of children and adolescents. If one includes those who do not have a diagnosable condition (i.e., subclinical condition), then these figures are much higher. Many individuals may have OCD and still function quite normally but many […]
Anxiety Disorders: Panic Disorder
Dr. Lisa Elrom, Ph.D. Anxiety Disorders are very common. Almost twenty percent of the United State’s adult population suffers from some form of Anxiety Disorder within any given year. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (currently DSM-IV and IV-TR), the mental health code book, defines various types of Anxiety Disorders. They include Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic […]
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