OCD: daily obsessions

2023-10-19 08:00:03

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder results in obsessions (disturbing, repetitive and uncontrollable thoughts), leading to strong anxiety. To alleviate them, people suffering from OCD will implement repetitive behaviors and rituals that soothe them. According to Inserm, these OCD affect 2% of the French population.

About 65% of cases occur before the age of 25. What causes OCD? What support exists?

Dr. Aurélia Schneiderpsychiatrist specializing in Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (CBT), attached to Bicêtre Hospitalat Kremlin-Bicêtre, in the Paris region
Eric Wynckelpresident of l’AFTOCthe French Association of people suffering from obsessive and compulsive disorders
Professor Alain Maxime Mouanganeurologist-psychiatrist, head of the Psychiatry Department at CHU of Brazzaville in Congo. Teacher at the Faculty of Health Sciences at Marien Ngouabi University. Medical Director of the Congolese Foundation for Medical Research (FCRM) and president of the Congolese Society of Mental Health (SOCOSAM). Second vice-president of the African Society of Mental Health (SASM).
Report from Raphaëlle Constant.