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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Psychiatry · Mental Health
Moderate
Severity
Uncommon — affects about 1-2% of the global population
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Psychiatry
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Believed to result from a combination of genetic predisposition
- 2abnormalities in brain circuits involving serotonin regulation
- 3and environmental factors such as significant stress or trauma. A family history of OCD or related anxiety disorders increases risk
- 4and in some cases
- 5childhood streptococcal infections have been linked to sudden symptom onset.
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