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Suggest Methods To Overcome OCD

sir,

I am really worried for my husband.He is basically an engineer. Due to some incidents he never believe people outside. He has got anxiety disorder problem. He keeps washing his hand and he never will go out, he lost concentration. He was given all medicinal treatments and I further wanted to know whether there is any treatment available to cure his problem at Nimhans. He always sits at home for the fear of contamination. Iam fed up.I lost hopes with all these treatments b'coz he is suffering since 2002 and still is taking tablets for his problem and still it is uncured. Day by day it is becoming worse. Please suggest me, Do we have any hopes to make him free of all these?Please don't suggest medicines
Fri, 18 Jul 2014
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Hi,

I do appreciate your concern for your husband and also can understand your frustration with his symptoms. From what you have mentioned, your husband is having obsessions of contamination with washing/cleaning compulsions. It is due to the obsessions he is not venturing outside.

You haven't provided the details of medications used for him. But I am sure that more with adequate treatment, his condition will respond to treatment. NIMHANS would be good place to seek treatment for your husband's obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), if you stay in Bangalore.

I would suggest a combination of medications and cognitive behavior therapy in form of exposure and response prevention (ERP). ERP will consist of multiple sessions focusing on overcoming the obsessions and learning to control them. It is a highly effective treatment option for obsessive compulsive disorder. You can discuss regarding this when you visit a psychiatrist next. This form of treatment will be available at NIMHANS too.

I do hope that I was able to answer your query. Wishing your husband speedy recovery.
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Suggest Methods To Overcome OCD

Hi, I do appreciate your concern for your husband and also can understand your frustration with his symptoms. From what you have mentioned, your husband is having obsessions of contamination with washing/cleaning compulsions. It is due to the obsessions he is not venturing outside. You haven t provided the details of medications used for him. But I am sure that more with adequate treatment, his condition will respond to treatment. NIMHANS would be good place to seek treatment for your husband s obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), if you stay in Bangalore. I would suggest a combination of medications and cognitive behavior therapy in form of exposure and response prevention (ERP). ERP will consist of multiple sessions focusing on overcoming the obsessions and learning to control them. It is a highly effective treatment option for obsessive compulsive disorder. You can discuss regarding this when you visit a psychiatrist next. This form of treatment will be available at NIMHANS too. I do hope that I was able to answer your query. Wishing your husband speedy recovery.