Tag: OCD

  • Oben’s Problems at Work

    Oben’s Problems at Work

    Oben could not stop thinking about what just happened. The day was going fine, he had had a good bout of meetings with his clients. Everything was going great in fact. But his heart dropped when he went back into his office. Oben had a neat array of fountain pens, always on the right side…

  • Prevalence, Diagnostic Criteria, and Features of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

    Prevalence, Diagnostic Criteria, and Features of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common mental illness that affects 1-3% of the world’s population. It is marked by unwanted thoughts, or obsessions, doing the same things over and over again, or compulsions. These symptoms make patients’ lives very difficult because they take up a lot of time, make them very upset, and make it…