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What causes OCD?

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Psychologist Sarah Sproson discusses how the cause of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) can link back to childhood, especially if it involved an environment where the person felt a lack of control. Chelsea Psychology Clinic are a group of London psychologists and psychiatrists offering private psychological therapy and psychiatry treatment from their premises across central London and Chelsea. The private therapy sessions cover the following areas: – Acceptance & Commitment Therapy – Cognitive Analytic Therapy – Cognitive-behavioural Therapy – Couples Therapy – Dialectical-behaviour Therapy – Mentalisation Based Treatment – Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy – Schema Therapy https://www.thechelseapsychologyclinic.com

Video Transcription

I think the causes of OCD can be linked back to early experience. It’s not uncommon for people with this disorder to have grown up in an environment with a very anxious parent or caregiver. It may also be the case that those people have grown up in an environment where they have felt very unsafe or as though they have very little control.

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