Question

Write a 2 paragraphs with in text citations from your book (APA) style on Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder. Include: Age, signs and symptoms, treatment, patient teaching /considerations/interventions; or any other applicable information needed to best explain

Answer 1

The obsessive compulsive disorder in simple term refers to repetition of a work due to doubt.

Age: The onset if the disease starts from childhood and can be fully seen before the first 25 years of life

Signs and symptoms

• Anxiety
• Fear
• Repeating the same task,words , activities, washing, cleaning etc.,
• Trying to be perfect all time
• Getting hoarded to things
• Ruminating

Treatment

• Psychotherapy
• Cognitive behavior therapy
• Systemic desensitisation
• Talk therapy
• Group therapy
• Medication like antidepressants,selective seratonin reuotake inhibitor

Patient teaching/consideration/intervention

• Encourage patient to divert themselves when they complete one work
• Teach simple relaxation methods like breathing exercise,yoga, meditation.
• Herbal treatment are some of the alternative treatment options when patient has poor or unsatisfactory outcome due to allopathic medication
• Inform patient to maintain proper follow up
• Advice not to discontinue medication if feeling better.