Nearly three million people in America suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and approximately one million of them are children. Data shows that nearly 1 in 200 children suffer from OCD, which can disrupt academic, social and professional progress. OCD is defined as "an anxiety disorder because people with OCD experience anxiety as a result of their obsessional thoughts and when they cannot carry out their compulsive behaviors"(Nolen-Hoeksema, 2004). People who have been diagnosed with OCD have been …showed first 75 words of 491 total…

…showed last 75 words of 491 total…nagging fear never goes away, physicians say that the patients learn to avoid their thoughts and rituals making it easier to live with OCD(Kreidie, 2003). References: Joquest, J. (December, 2004). Association of Operating Room Nurses. AORN Journal, 80, (6), pg. 1156. Retrieved on January 24, 2005, from the World Wide Web: http://search.epnet.com. Kreidie, A. (May 6, 2003). Medical Post, 39, (18), pg. 45. Retrieved January 24, 2005 from the World Wide Web: http://search.epnet.com. Nolen-Hoeksema, S. (2004). Abnormal Psychology (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.