Ocd essay writing

According to the American Psychiatric Association treatment practice guidelines for OCD, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSIs) are considered first-line treatments for OCD. However, SSIs are often associated with delayed onset of therapeutic effect (8 -- 12 weeks), only partial symptom reduction, and response failure or intolerability…

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No one is completely certain what it is that causes OCD, although there are two trains of thought on the matter. Some people believe that OCD is a psychological disorder and others believe that it is a problem with abnormalities in the brain. OCD is treated through CBT, pharmacotherapies and/or SSRIs.

Scientists and medical doctors are still unsure about what causes OCD and many research papers have been written on the subject, but problems with brain communication may be to blame.