If My Child Has OCD, Will He Always Have It? (0:34)
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is considered a chronic condition that comes and goes over time with stress. However, HealthMaker Jerry Bubrick, PhD, explains that the treatment is very effective and can reduce symptoms up to 90 percent.
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Maybe, OCD is considered a chronic condition that waxes and wanes over time with stress, the treatment though is highly effective, and could reduce those symptoms up to 90%, so but there are kids who will go through a complete sensation of symptoms, and now see symptoms again, but that's the minority of people, most people will have some level of impairment, or some level of symptomotology for three years.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a mental illness where frequent obsessive thoughts cause obsessive, destructive actions like hand-washing. Counseling and medications can help patients manage OCD.
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