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Suffering From Acute, Severe Mental Disorder, OCD. I Am Depressed. What To Do?

I am a man ...old man of 65 years age...an educatged man...m.a.ph.d., i am suffering from acute and severe mental disroder... OCD ..obsessive compulsive disorder. If i go to a temple or if i see a pic of a god or goddess, bad thoughts abd abusive words come to my mind...i have to make obeissance again and again till such a time..that i get a good thought...bad thgoughts come to instantly and instinctively. I am much depressed...please help me.
Fri, 29 Jun 2012
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hello dr pawate
the symptoms you are describing certainly point towards a possibility of OCD but other possibilities should also be considered. It is unusual to start getting these symptoms at 60 plus age so first - were such symptoms present since a very long time but now have become worse? and does any of your first degree relatives have similar symptoms? (OCD is highly genetic)
if really these have emerged recently, possibility of Degenerative disorders, seizure disorder or Space Occupying lesion should be kept. You should under go EEG and CT Scan Brain also
Whatever, you should consult a good psychiatrist and start appropriate treatment as delay can reduce the level of recovery
best wishes
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Suffering From Acute, Severe Mental Disorder, OCD. I Am Depressed. What To Do?

hello dr pawate the symptoms you are describing certainly point towards a possibility of OCD but other possibilities should also be considered. It is unusual to start getting these symptoms at 60 plus age so first - were such symptoms present since a very long time but now have become worse? and does any of your first degree relatives have similar symptoms? (OCD is highly genetic) if really these have emerged recently, possibility of Degenerative disorders, seizure disorder or Space Occupying lesion should be kept. You should under go EEG and CT Scan Brain also Whatever, you should consult a good psychiatrist and start appropriate treatment as delay can reduce the level of recovery best wishes