(compulsions), usually in attempt to deal with anxiety which is coming from the

Performing these rituals only brings them temporary relief; if they do not perform them,

it brings on increased anxiety. Both ways will leave them stuck in a difficult situation. If

people go untreated, the illness begins to take over their lives. Treatments have been

developed to help anyone with this. Years ago it was thought that people with OCD had

this due to family problems or from attitudes learned early in a child's life. An example

of this is when a parent would repeatedly emphasize cleanliness. Making the child almost

paranoid. But now there is evidence in PET scans that people with OCD have patterns of

brain activity that is different from other mental illnesses or people that do not have

mental illnesses. There is growing evidence that OCD has a neurobiological basis. The

parts that seem to be affected are the thalamus on the right side and the caudate nucleus.

Scientists used PET scans at the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) to

Area (ECA) survey, 2.5% of Americans have had the symptoms at some time in their

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