Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorder comprises a hypothesized grouping of psychiatric and medical disorders thought to be related to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).^[1] Many of these disorders overlap with OCD in symptomatic profile, demographics, family history, neurobiology, comorbidity, clinical course and response to various pharmacotherapies.^[1]

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Proposed OCD spectrum disorders

Eating Disorder

• Bulimia Nervosa
• Binge Eating Disorder

Pathological Gambling

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Autism

Trichotillomania

Dermatillomania

Compulsive Buying

Kleptomania

Hypochondriasis

Depersonalisation

Sydenham's chorea

Torticollis

Tourette syndrome

Sexual compulsions

Self injurious behaviour

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