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Tuesday June 09, 2009

OCD at-risk groups need more help

Tools to identify people at potential risk of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and provide them with preventive treatment are being developed by doctors in the UK to help address growing rates of the debilitating condition.

Paul Salkovskis, Professor of Clinical Psychology and Applied Science at King’s College London, told The Times that more research was needed focusing on the triggers for OCD and at-risk groups such as pregnant women and young people leaving home.

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