obsessive-compulsive
adjective
ob·ses·sive-com·pul·sive
äb-ˈse-siv-kəm-ˈpəl-siv 
əb-
: relating to or characterized by recurring obsessions and compulsions especially as symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder
an obsessive-compulsive personality
obsessive-compulsive behavior
obsessive-compulsive
noun
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Manny Padilla, a teen-age musician living with obsessive-compulsive disorder, faces intense fears and intrusive thoughts.
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The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024
Some patients even exhibit types of behavior that would fit the characteristics of clinical obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, says Abed Alkareem Asherah, another clinical psychologist working with the program.
—TIME, 27 Feb. 2024
Minnesota's medical marijuana program, for example, includes about 20 medical conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea, obsessive-compulsive disorder and autism spectrum disorder.
—Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2024
They've also been used to treat brain disorders, including depression, addiction, obsessive-compulsive disorder and traumatic brain injuries.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
The Food and Drug Administration has approved DBS for a range of movement disorders, including essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease, and created a humanitarian device exemption that allows the procedure to be used for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder.
—Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
Minnesota's medical marijuana program, for example, includes about 20 medical conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea, obsessive-compulsive disorder, HIV/AIDS and autism spectrum disorder.
—Journal Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
Jung Da-eun (Park Bo-young) is a newbie nurse in a psychiatric ward, dealing with patients whose disorders range from schizophrenia and depression to panic attacks and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2023
For years, Braun suffered mostly in secret from obsessive-compulsive disorder — terrified of pandemics, germs, freak accidents and mortality.
—Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024
Some patients even exhibit types of behavior that would fit the characteristics of clinical obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, says Abed Alkareem Asherah, another clinical psychologist working with the program.
—TIME, 27 Feb. 2024
Minnesota's medical marijuana program, for example, includes about 20 medical conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea, obsessive-compulsive disorder and autism spectrum disorder.
—Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2024
They've also been used to treat brain disorders, including depression, addiction, obsessive-compulsive disorder and traumatic brain injuries.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
The Food and Drug Administration has approved DBS for a range of movement disorders, including essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease, and created a humanitarian device exemption that allows the procedure to be used for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder.
—Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
Minnesota's medical marijuana program, for example, includes about 20 medical conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea, obsessive-compulsive disorder, HIV/AIDS and autism spectrum disorder.
—Journal Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
Jung Da-eun (Park Bo-young) is a newbie nurse in a psychiatric ward, dealing with patients whose disorders range from schizophrenia and depression to panic attacks and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2023
For years, Braun suffered mostly in secret from obsessive-compulsive disorder — terrified of pandemics, germs, freak accidents and mortality.
—Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
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