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Obsessive-compulsive disorder doesn’t just affect the person with the condition. Symptoms of the disorder, such as rituals and pervasive thought patterns, can disrupt family life and cause tension.
Every member of the family can be a valuable source of strength and comfort. With your help, the person with OCD is more likely to have success with treatment and be able to live a more normal life.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is diagnostically classified as an anxiety disorder due to its hallmark feature of intense periods of anxiety. The diagnostic criterion for OCD states that an individual needs to experience either obsessions or compulsions to have OCD (American Psychiatric Association). The inclusion of this “either or” in the definition of OCD allows for the existence of an individual suffering from only obsessions (i.e., “pure obsessional, or “pure O”). This subtype of OCD seems to contradict clinical observations made by many thought leaders in the field of OCD.
