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Primarily Obsessional OCD

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Primarily obsessional obsessive-compulsive disorder(also calledpurely obsessional OCD)[1]is a less common type ofobsessive-compulsive disorder(OCD). People with primarily obsessional OCD have different types ofcompulsions.These compulsions are more difficult to see than ones that people with regular OCD have (such ascheckingthings, counting things, and washing their hands). People with primarily obsessional OCD may dorituals.These mostly happen in their mind. Primarily obsessional OCD can give people bad thoughts. These thoughts may be scary or violent.[2]

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  1. Hyman, Bruce and Troy DeFrene.Coping with OCD.2008. New Harbinger Publications. p. 64.
  2. Julien, Dominic; O'Connor, Kieron P.; Aardema, Frederick (2009-07-01)."Intrusions related to obsessive-compulsive disorder: a question of content or context?".Journal of Clinical Psychology.65(7): 709–722.doi:10.1002/jclp.20578.ISSN1097-4679.PMID19388059.
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