The English Wikipedia article "Obsessive-compulsive disorder", consulted for facts cited on Medicine Atlas entities.
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URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive%E2%80%93compulsive_disorder
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Wikipedia: Obsessive-compulsive disorder
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder in which an individual has intrusive thoughts (an obsession) and feels the need to perform certain behaviors (compulsions) repeatedly to relieve the distress caused by the obsession, to the extent where it impairs general function.
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