obsessive-compulsive disorder
Let an agent give accurate, non-stigmatising information on OCD, recognise crisis situations, explain evidence-based treatment in general terms, and point to specialist care and support without individual medical advice.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Crisis Immediate help.
Risk
Risk of harm.
Risk
Risk.
- Is the person at risk of self-harm or in severe distress right now? boundary
- Should a crisis line or emergency services be contacted? action
Reassurance
Avoiding reinforcement.
Reassurance
Reassurance.
- Is the person seeking repeated reassurance that may reinforce compulsions? boundary
- How can the agent respond supportively without feeding the cycle, as clinicians advise? action
Understand The condition.
Features
Obsessions and compulsions.
Features
Features.
- What are obsessions and compulsions, and how do they differ from everyday habits? definition
- Is the user asking whether they have OCD? boundary
Language
Non-stigmatising language.
Language
Language.
- Is OCD described without trivialisation or stereotypes? boundary
- Which terms do people with OCD prefer? provenance
Treatment Getting help.
Options
Evidence-based care.
Options
Care options.
- Which treatments do guidelines recommend, such as CBT with exposure and response prevention and medication, in general terms? provenance
- How can a person access them here? provenance
Specialists
Finding specialists.
Specialists
Specialists.
- How can a specialist in OCD be found? provenance
- Which questions should be asked? action
Support Living with OCD.
Organisations
Support groups.
Organisations
Support groups.
- Which organisations support people with OCD and their families here? provenance
- Which resources do they offer? provenance
Family
Family and carers.
Family
Family.
- How can family members support someone without accommodating compulsions, according to clinical guidance? provenance
- Where can carers get support? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.STA
- Other names and narrower kinds
- PANDAS, compulsive decluttering, compulsive act, compulsive hoarding, body-focused repetitive behavior disorders, diogenes syndrome, digital hoarding, animal hoarding, mucus fishing syndrome, onychotillomania, morsicatio buccarum, cheilophagia
What it is Filled
A mental health condition characterised by recurrent unwanted intrusive thoughts, images or urges (obsessions), repetitive behaviours or mental acts performed to reduce distress or in response to rigid rules (compulsions), or both, with symptoms that are time-consuming or cause significant distress or impairment; related conditions include hoarding disorder and body-focused repetitive behaviours, and OCD is treatable with cognitive behavioural therapy and medication.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent give accurate, non-stigmatising information on OCD, recognise crisis situations, explain evidence-based treatment in general terms, and point to specialist care and support without individual medical advice.
Distinguishing features Filled
- OCD involves obsessions, compulsions or both.
- Symptoms are time-consuming or cause significant distress or impairment.
- OCD is often misunderstood.
- OCD is treatable.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Diagnose OCD in a person or advise on medication.
- Give repeated reassurance that feeds a person's compulsions.
- Use OCD as a casual word for tidiness or perfectionism.
- Share a person's mental health information without consent.
Only with a human decision
- Any decision on treatment for a person.
- Responding to signs that a person may harm themselves.
May
- Give accurate, non-stigmatising information on OCD and evidence-based treatment in general terms.
- Point people to qualified clinicians and crisis lines when distress is severe.
Moral aspects Filled
- Trivialising OCD hides how disabling it is and delays help.
- Intrusive thoughts are often shameful to the person; treating them as intent can cause great harm.
Who is affected
- People living with OCD
- Their families
- Clinicians
Owners Filled
Steward
The person and their clinician; health services provide care.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1201835 - registry parent class
- Q200779 - registry parent class
- Q544006 - registry parent class
- Q55788492 - registry parent class
related
- anxiety disorder - category
- health care - services
- sleep disorder - co-occurring conditions
- psychosis - distinct condition sometimes confused
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.obsessive-compulsive-disorder
- Wikidata: Q178190 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178190)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- OCD can involve intrusive thoughts, compulsive acts or both.
- Symptoms are time-consuming or cause significant distress or impairment.
- Being tidy or careful is not OCD.
- Not physical; a diagnosis based on assessment.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain obsessions and compulsions in general terms
- recognise crisis and route to help
- describe evidence-based treatments
- find specialist services and support groups
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Trivialising OCD in language
- Providing reassurance that reinforces compulsions
- Agents diagnosing or advising on medication
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- ICD-11 and DSM-5 classifications
- Clinical guidelines on OCD treatment such as NICE
Context of use required Filled
- A treatable mental health condition.
- OCD with contamination, checking or intrusive thought themes
- hoarding disorder
- body-focused repetitive behaviour disorders
- paediatric OCD including PANDAS-related presentations
- obsessive-compulsive related disorders
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q178190: obsessive-compulsive disorder - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Obsessive–compulsive disorder - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should related disorders be separate entries?
- How should guidelines be linked?
- How should support services be localised?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q178190/spec.json