Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Plagued by Contamination Doubts: A Case Study

The intended document pertains to Cognitive Behavioral Management of Excessive Hand Washing, Checking Rituals and preoccupation with thoughts of contamination. Assessment was done through Obsessive Compulsive Inventory, Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale and Subjective Ratings of Symptoms. Complete assessment lead to the diagnosis of 300.3 (F42) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Psychotherapy consisted of Cognitive and Behavioral Techniques which provided an estimate of 60 % improvement in the patient, and that improvement was also confirmed by the client’s Post Level Assessment at the end of therapeutic sessions.

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