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Types of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder, like many mental health disorders, is multi-faceted. Learn to distinguish the range of characteristics for different types.

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Primarily Obsessional OCD Symptoms and Treatments

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD

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Overview of 'Just Right' OCD

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD

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How Skin Picking Shares Similarities With OCD

Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD

Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders

By Owen Kelly, PhD

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What Is Postpartum Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?

Medically reviewed by Carly Snyder, MD

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Trichotillomania (TTM): Definition, Symptoms, Traits, Causes, Treatment

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD

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Hoarding: Definition, Symptoms, Traits, Causes, Treatment

Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD

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Excoriation (Skin Picking) Disorder

Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD

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The Fear of Losing Control as a Symptom of OCD

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Perfectionism

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD

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Symptoms of the Subtypes of OCD and Related Disorders

By Owen Kelly, PhD

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Could Childhood OCD be an Autoimmune Disorder?

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD

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OCD in Children Differs From Adults

By Owen Kelly, PhD