Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Health Center
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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.