Diagnosaurus
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
DDx
- Schizophrenia
- Other anxiety disorder, eg, generalized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Somatoform disorder (eg, somatization)
- Major depressive disorder
- Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (preoccupation with orderliness and perfectionism but without true obsessions or compulsions)
- Tic disorder, eg, Tourette’s syndrome
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Obsessive-compulsive Disorder." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114933/all/Obsessive_compulsive_disorder.
Zeiger RFR. Obsessive-compulsive disorder. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114933/all/Obsessive_compulsive_disorder. Accessed July 24, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Obsessive-compulsive disorder. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114933/all/Obsessive_compulsive_disorder
Zeiger RFR. Obsessive-compulsive Disorder [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 July 24]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114933/all/Obsessive_compulsive_disorder.
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