>>General Info about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Everyone is a moon and has a dark side which he never shows to nobody wrote Mark Twain. Twain's observation is true to all human beings. Every human being has different sides in his persona and many things attribute to this. In a man personality is a deeply engraved pattern of behavior that includes his ways of understanding, relating and thinking about one self and the surrounding environment. Personality traits are normally aspects of a personality. Personality disorder occur when these personality traits become abnormal inflexible unadaptive and cause sufficient social or occupational impairment along with a lot of personal dishes. Obsessive-compulsive disorder in one such personality disorder, which is characterized by anxious thoughts or rituals, which the patient feels he or she cannot control. It strikes men and women in equal numbers and affects about 1 in every 50 people.

>> What are the causes of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ?
There is growing evidence that Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or OCD has a neurobiological basis. It is no longer attributed to family problems or to attitudes learned in childhood. Neuro scans show that patients with OCD have a set pattern of brain activity that differs from people with no mental illness.

>>What are the symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ?
* Feeling of excessive doubt and caution.
* Pre occupation with details, rules, lists order organization or schedule.
* Perfection that interferes with task completion.
* Rigidity and stubbornness
* Lack of generosity
* Not allowing others to take up your work.
* Following a ritual several times a day. There is no pleasure in carrying out the ritual to which the patient is drawn to, only temporary relief from the discomfort caused by the obsession.

>>How can we diagnose Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ?
Diagnosis is made based on:
* History
* Psychological evaluation.
Most adults can identify with some symptoms of OCD such as checking if the door is locked or washing hands several times a day. But the disorder is diagnosed only when such activities consume more than an hour per day, and interfere with the daily life.

>>How can Obsessive Compulsive Disorder be treated ?
Pharmaco therapy: This includes treating the patient with medication. It usually takes up to 3 weeks for the effect to be shown.
Behavior therapy Psychoanalysis: A therapeutic technique, which helps in analyzing the patients fear by confronting them.
Group therapy: It is a less time consuming procedure in which usually 8-10 people can be treated at one time. If offers patient an opportunity to realize that many others have and share problems and that they are not alone.