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What is obsessive compulsive disorder?
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The first thing to remember about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or OCD is that it can be completely manageable with the right treatment. Like many mental illnesses of this ilk, doctors have not been able to nail down an exact cause of the illness but there are several candidates they have come up with.
The first supposed cause has a genetic quality. This means that doctors believe that OCD can be inherited, though they have yet to be able to pinpoint a specific gene that causes the illness.
Environment is another area that doctors believe plays a part. This means that there is some indication that OCD can at least partly be a learned behavior. Of course this would also suggest that it can be unlearned as well.
The first supposed cause has a genetic quality. This means that doctors believe that OCD can be inherited, though they have yet to be able to pinpoint a specific gene that causes the illness.
Environment is another area that doctors believe plays a part. This means that there is some indication that OCD can at least partly be a learned behavior. Of course this would also suggest that it can be unlearned as well.
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