obsessive-compulsive disorder
noun [ C or U ] psychology specialized uk/əbˌses.ɪv.kəmˈpʌl.sɪv dɪˌsɔː.dər/ us/əbˌses.ɪv.kəmˈpʌl.sɪv dɪˌsɔːr.dɚ/ (abbreviation OCD)
强迫症
a mental health condition in which a person has frequent, unwanted thoughts or feelings that make them feel that they have to repeat particular actions
He said that symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder include continual washing and cleaning, checking of themselves or others to avoid harm, repeating a sequence or phrase and hoarding useless items.
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- The psychiatrist diagnosed Amanda with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- Parsons is a therapist with a specialty in obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- The study showed an increased chance of having obsessive-compulsive disorder if one of your parents has it.
- She ran some of the country's first treatment studies of obsessive-compulsive disorder.