OCD Self-Assessment Questionnaire

he following questionnaire will help you identify the types of problems that most trouble you.

Read through the statements listed and note the ones that are true for you. If you note two or more items in any group, this is an indication that you should specifically address those concerns in your self-help program. Don't be surprised if you check more than one item in several groups. Many people have more than one type of OCD symptoms.
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OCD Resources on the Web

There is a fair bit of available online information about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders. Many of these resources have been developed and are maintained by others who also suffer from this same disorder. Here, we list a few of our favorite websites on OCD.
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
The Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Treatment

OCD has been found to be a very puzzling disease for researchers. However, over time they have found that certain behavioral therapies and some medications are effective.Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is one of the most difficult to understand of all psychiatric illnesses. Persons who have this condition find themselves repeating certain behaviors or thoughts again and again and again and again. They know that the repetition is unnecessary, but are unable to stop themselves.

New Implants Found to Ease OCD in Some Patients

Electrical stimulation of the brain may ease obsessive- compulsive disorder in treatment-resistant patients, early data show.

(SLPM Self-care) Fifteen patients with OCD — with symptoms including obsessions, rituals and compulsive counting and washing — had stimulation devices implanted deep in the brain, in a region known as the anterior limb of the internal capsule. Patients experienced a variety of changes, including mood elevation or depression, mild mania, less anxiety, increased alertness, irritability, nausea and decreased OCD symptoms.

Self Injury

Patients on their deathbeds should be given more pain relievers even if the drugs hasten death, researchers at a Toronto-based medical ethics think-tank argue in a study released in March 2003. A diary/log used to rate the effectiveness of the (or each of the) medications you may be using for your pain. Use this form as another tool of communicating the level and area of your pain with your physician or health care provider.

Mouth Ulcers

Patients on their deathbeds should be given more pain relievers even if the drugs hasten death, researchers at a Toronto-based medical ethics think-tank argue in a study released in March 2003. A diary/log used to rate the effectiveness of the (or each of the) medications you may be using for your pain. Use this form as another tool of communicating the level and area of your pain with your physician or health care provider.

Stroke

Patients on their deathbeds should be given more pain relievers even if the drugs hasten death, researchers at a Toronto-based medical ethics think-tank argue in a study released in March 2003. A diary/log used to rate the effectiveness of the (or each of the) medications you may be using for your pain. Use this form as another tool of communicating the level and area of your pain with your physician or health care provider.

Pain

Patients on their deathbeds should be given more pain relievers even if the drugs hasten death, researchers at a Toronto-based medical ethics think-tank argue in a study released in March 2003. A diary/log used to rate the effectiveness of the (or each of the) medications you may be using for your pain. Use this form as another tool of communicating the level and area of your pain with your physician or health care provider.

Sleep Apnea

Patients on their deathbeds should be given more pain relievers even if the drugs hasten death, researchers at a Toronto-based medical ethics think-tank argue in a study released in March 2003. A diary/log used to rate the effectiveness of the (or each of the) medications you may be using for your pain. Use this form as another tool of communicating the level and area of your pain with your physician or health care provider.
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