Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a disease that forces people to think about something and pours his entire thinking into this subject, which leads to psychological tension and excessive anxiety, and these obsessive thoughts, which are often strange and deviant only by strong will or psychological treatment, may be controlled by the patient It can be difficult and with time lead to serious developments in the infected personality and may lead to killing and violence. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a mental disorder that forces the patient to check things and make sure he thinks repeatedly which negatively affects their lives and has caused some cases of suicide.
Causes of obsessive-compulsive disorder
The main cause of obsessive-compulsive disorder is the exposure to a violent or dangerous situation in the youngest, and can occur because of neurological problems in the nervous system, and varies the degree of obsession from one person to another, some of them and a few Wassaws, including what is a serious and some of them are moderate and do not show symptoms and some of them whispers to him infidelity With the Creator and religious beliefs.
Eliminate obsessive-compulsive disorder through psychotherapy
- Psychotherapy: Is the exposure to whispers and prevention of response is the easiest types of treatments and is often effective, and be exposed to the type of patient and focus on the obsession, which is affected by many, and is gradually such as to introduce the fear of germs and dirt gradually to prevent him from washing his hands whenever touching any body A strange non-body, preferably individual and family sessions to help with treatment.
- Drug therapy: The use of deep stimulation of the brain after careful tests of treatment and can be used individually or with drugs, and the second method is the drugs alone and is given the patient psychiatric drugs that help in the treatment of his condition to control obsessive-compulsive actions, and these drugs are anti-depressant and approved by the Food and Drug Organization After many studies by specialists for a long time and these drugs:
- Sertraline.
- Fluoxetine.
- Clomipramine.
- Fluvoxamine.
- Sertraline.
- Paroxetine.
The side effects of these drugs are caused by stomach disorders of the person to be treated, decreased sexual desire in addition to excessive sweating, disorders and lack of sleep.
In addition to knowing that these drugs are not considered a major factor in the elimination of obsessive-compulsive disorder, some cases require a deep psychological study and need to attend the patient’s personality and motivate the treatment and every person who takes these medicines should consult the doctor periodically and follow the instructions verbally with the supervision of parents, parents, Brotherhood and great cooperation between them and the treating physician, because any leaving the drugs and not to eat regularly may lead to severe and sudden relapse.