Complete treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder

 

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

One of the disorders derived from anxiety, it infects the patient with obsessive thoughts and fears that lead to compulsive behavior, and those who suffer from this disease realize that their behavior is abnormal and may try to ignore it and move on, resorting to these thoughts and actions to vent to get out of this discomfort unconsciously, as if the patient did Washing his hands exaggeratedly to the point that they are damaged and injured, and these actions become a ritual that cannot be abandoned. your practice.   

     symptom

     Some of the things that indicate obsessive-compulsive disorder can be summarized, including:

•      Fear of contamination.
• Sexual thoughts and fantasies.
• Aggressive behavior.

Symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder include:

• Fear of the transmission of germs and microbes that can be transmitted by shaking hands with other people.

• Frequent anxiety and doubt on the subject of closing the lock in the house.

• Thoughts about hurting children or others.

• The desire to scream.

• Feeling upset when things don't feel right or are out of place.

• Pulling the hair, causing it to fall out.

• A lot of doubts, a strong and strict desire to put things in order and pay attention to the smallest details.

• Exaggerate the disposition of the external appearance in a satisfactory way.

• - Exaggerate keeping old things on the pretext that you may need them one day.

• Check your household trash for fear of accidentally losing something.

• Addiction to drugs and alcohol consumption.

• Formation of superficial social relationships.

•      skin infections

• Anxiety, stress and fear of the next.

• Fear of failure in some matters.

•      Ideas and fantasies about God and the prophets cannot be dissuaded.

treatment

There are two main approaches to treating obsessive-compulsive disorder:

• Psychotherapy.
• Drugs and medical treatment.

Behavioral therapy is one of the most effective psychological treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder for all ages, and is called (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT).   

     There are many medicines specialized in treating and reducing obsessive-compulsive disorder. Treatment often begins with antidepressants, which can raise serotonin levels, which are low for patients.

Psychological treatments and medications may not be effective in overcoming the problem of obsessive-compulsive disorder, so doctors turn to other treatment methods, including:

• Magnetic stimulation therapy.
• Electroconvulsive therapy.   
• Deep brain stimulation treatment.

     These approaches have not been tested primarily in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, so the pros and cons of using them must be understood.