ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
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The client’s diagnosis should be kept secret from everyone outside the immediate family and friends.
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The importance of medication compliance and that it may be necessary for medication to be changed to find the one that works best.
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It is important for the client to avoid following a routine.
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It is helpful for others to give unsolicited advice about other activities the client with OCD can engage in.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Screening questions for OCD* Do you have frequent unwanted thoughts that seem uncontrollable? Do you try to get rid of these thoughts and, if so, what do you do? Do you have rituals or repetitive behaviours that take a lot of time in a day?
Detailed explanation-2: -Be open about OCD It can help to acknowledge this and encourage them to talk about their experience in a way that feels comfortable to them. Be patient. Remember that their fears are very real to them, even if they seem unrealistic, irrational or extreme to you. Don’t judge.
Detailed explanation-3: -Clomipramine. The tricyclic antidepressant clomipramine was the first agent shown clearly to be beneficial in patients with OCD [4]; it was approved by the FDA for the treatment of OCD in 1989.
Detailed explanation-4: -Most commonly, antidepressants are tried first. Antidepressants approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat OCD include: Clomipramine (Anafranil) for adults and children 10 years and older. Fluoxetine (Prozac) for adults and children 7 years and older.