Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Health Center

People with OCD may be diagnosed with a number of other conditions, including:

  • major depressive disorder
  • generalized anxiety disorder
  • anorexia nervosa
  • social anxiety disorder
  • bulimia nervosa
  • Tourette syndrome
  • Asperger syndrome
  • compulsive skin picking
  • body dysmorphic disorder
  • trichotillomania
  • obsessive compulsive personality disorder

There is some research demonstrating a link between drug addiction and OCD as well. Many who suffer from OCD also suffer from panic attacks. There is a higher risk of drug addiction among those with any anxiety disorder (possibly as a way of coping with the heightened levels of anxiety), but drug addiction among OCD patients may serve as a type of compulsive behavior and not just as a coping mechanism. Depression is also extremely prevalent among sufferers of OCD.

Individuals with OCD have also been found to be affected by delayed sleep phase syndrome at a substantially higher rate than the general public.

Review Date: 
March 13, 2012
Last Updated:
August 6, 2014
Source:
dailyrx.com