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Is OCD Preventable?

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Q. Is OCD Preventable?

Helen Blair Simpson, M.D., Ph.D.
Answer By: Helen Blair Simpson, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Clinical Psychiatry

Director of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic

Columbia University / New York State Psychiatric Institute

“My urge … go get help when the symptoms are just starting ... get treatment early so all the consequences in your life don’t start to accrue … One of the things to stop progression is to not check out of your life …”

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