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Alternate Names : Obsessive-Compulsive Neurosis, OCD


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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Prognosis (Expectations)

OCD is a chronic illness which, like other psychiatric illnesses, has periods of exacerbation followed by periods of relative improvement, though a completely symptom free interval is generally unusual. With treatment, most sufferers have considerable improvement, though total remission is fairly uncommon.



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Review Date : 2/17/2002
Reviewed By : Yvette Cruz, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Reviewed provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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