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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

A mental disorder characterised by obsessions—recurrent thoughts, images, or impulses that recur or persist despite efforts to suppress them—and compulsions—repetitive, purposeful acts performed according to certain rules or in a ritualised manner.

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