Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - Prevention

SYMPTOMS & TREATMENTS

You cannot prevent obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) from starting. But the best way to prevent a relapse of OCD symptoms is by staying with your therapy and taking any medicines exactly as they have been prescribed.

By: Healthwise StaffLast Revised: June 21, 2010
Medical Review: Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Lisa S. Weinstock, MD - Psychiatry

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