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Check Up is your chance to talk to doctors about the health issues that most concern you and your family. Each week Barbara Myers is joined by a medical expert to take your calls and emails on a particular topic and give you the most up to date advice. No appointment necessary.
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"There is no substitute for one-to-one advice from aÌýtop medical expert and that's what we offer our callers and emailers. But for each person who calls to ask for help, someone else phones in to pass on a tip or a suggestion -Ìýit's a great programme to present."
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 Full programme transcript >>
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a chronic relapsing anxiety disorder which is characterised by recurrent unwanted obsessive thoughts and compulsive rituals.
It can have a potentially devastating impact on all aspects of everyday life.
Obsessive thoughts are distressing ideas, images or impulses that persistently enter an individual's mind.
Typical examples are fears about dirt or contamination, unwanted sexual thoughts and feeling angry or violent towards others for no reason.
Compulsive acts or rituals which are repeated over and over again include counting things, hand washing and speaking words silently.
Performing these rituals provides temporary relief.
Obsessions and compulsions are very distressing, time consuming, and can significantly interfere with work and social patterns.
TheyÌýcan also drastically impact on personal relationships.
The causes of OCD are not fully understood, but it is thought that an imbalance of a chemical in the brain called serotonin could be a cause.
If dealt with, however, obsessions and compulsions can be reduced or eliminated completely.
What should you do if you think you or a family member might have OCD? Are you worried about inheriting OCD? What drugs are the most appropriate for treatment? What can friends and families do to help?
On this episode of Check Up, Barbara Myers will be putting your questions to OCD expert Dr David Veale, a consultant psychiatrist at the Priory Hospital North London.
Contact the Programme
Check UpÌýis your opportunity to ask an expert about the condition. If you have a question, contact us by calling 0870 010 0444 from 1.30pm - 3.30pm on the day of broadcast or by emailingÌý the programme - see 'Contact Check Up' link above.
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