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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

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What Increases Your Risk

If you have a parent or sibling with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), your chance of developing OCD is increased.⁵

Your risk for developing OCD is greatest from childhood to middle adulthood.⁵

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Author:	Jeannette Curtis	Last Updated: June 25, 2008
Medical Review:	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Lisa S. Weinstock, MD - Psychiatry

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