Ocd of washing hand

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Ocd of washing hand

Asked for Female, 29 Years

My wife has a ocd of washing hand for. A longer period of time, when I discussed it with her she said she feel that soap is not getting completely off her hand in single wash so it take her longer time to wash her hand, but she is also afraid of the anxiety, is there any treatment for this. Her ocd is in initial stage

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Dr. Sannidhya Varma Addiction Psychiatrist 18 yrs exp Chandigarh · Accepted Answer

Dr. Sannidhya Varma

Addiction Psychiatrist 18 yrs exp Chandigarh

There is certainly a treatment available for ocd. Best results are achieved with a combination of medications and psychotherapy (exposure and response prevention). It is advisable not to delay the treatment, as the ones becomes resistant to treatment of allowed to go on for a long time.

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Visit a psychiatrist as soon as possible.

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