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单词 obsessive-compulsive disorder
释义

obsessive-compulsive disorder

noun

: an anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent obsessions or compulsions or both that cause significant distress, are time-consuming or interfere with normal daily functioning, and are recognized by the individual affected as excessive or unreasonable
abbreviation OCD

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Fluvoxamine, marketed under the brand name Luvox, was approved to treat conditions including depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder in 2007. Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes, 16 May 2022 Neither the antidepressant fluvoxamine, often used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder, nor the gout drug colchicine, was shown to provide benefit to COVID-19 patients. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 16 July 2022 Psilocybin, which the intestines convert into psilocin, a chemical with psychoactive properties, is also showing promise in combating cluster headaches, anxiety, anorexia, obsessive-compulsive disorder and various forms of substance abuse. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 11 June 2022 Smith and his brothers have dealt with obsessive-compulsive disorder, autism, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2022 Generational trauma does increase the risk for PTSD, as well as anxiety disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and social phobia, said Dr. Gayani DeSilva, a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Southern California. NBC News, 26 Mar. 2022 Growing up in Fremont, Calif., Ali was a chubby, comic book-loving boy with severe allergies, obsessive-compulsive disorder and a Harry Potter-ish scar on his forehead from when he was hit by a motorcyclist. Jean Guerrero Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2022 Her 15-year-old daughter, Jean, is a talented gymnast diagnosed with high-functioning autism as well as anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Carey Goldberg, Anchorage Daily News, 8 May 2022 Dell lives with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and like many people in the United States, the Covid-19 pandemic has posed huge challenges for her. Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 14 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

obsessive-compulsive disorder

noun

variants also obsessive-compulsive neurosis or obsessive-compulsive reaction
: an anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent obsessions or compulsions or both that cause significant distress, are time-consuming or interfere with normal daily functioning, and are recognized by the individual affected as excessive or unreasonable
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a chronic illness characterized by recurrent intrusive and disabling thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive stereotypical behavior (compulsions) that a person feels driven to perform. Robert Michels and Peter M. Marzuk, The New England Journal of Medicine
abbreviation OCD
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