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.
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Purpose and description
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.
A mental health condition characterised by recurrent unwanted intrusive thoughts, images or urges (obsessions) and repetitive behaviours or mental acts (compulsions) performed to reduce distress, which cause significant impairment; related conditions include hoarding disorder and body-focused repetitive behaviours, and OCD is treatable with cognitive behavioural therapy and medication.
What it is for: A treatable mental health condition.
It can be explain obsessions and compulsions in general terms; recognise crisis and route to help; describe evidence-based treatments; find specialist services and support groups.
Distinguishing features
Obsessions and compulsions
Distress and impairment
Often misunderstood
Treatable
What it looks like
Not physical; a diagnosis based on assessment.
How it is recognised
Intrusive thoughts and compulsive acts
Significant distress and time consumed
Being tidy or careful is not OCD
Related models
is a kind of - category
is treated by - services
is related to - co-occurring conditions
is related to - distinct condition sometimes confused
In practice
Families and kinds
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
Standards and regulation
ICD-11 and DSM-5 classifications
Clinical guidelines on OCD treatment such as NICE
Failure modes and hazards
Trivialising OCD in language
Providing reassurance that reinforces compulsions
Agents diagnosing or advising on medication
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.obsessive-compulsive-disorder
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Crisis Immediate help.
Safety first.
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.
General information.
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.
Treatment works.
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.
Support helps.
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
What the second pass must settle
- Should related disorders be separate entries?
- How should guidelines be linked?
- How should support services be localised?