Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a disorder characterized by obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors.
Is OCD a Predictor of Dementia?
For example, research reported that OCD symptoms could be an early sign of frontotemporal dementia.
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A third study found that obsessive-compulsive symptoms developed prior to the onset ofHuntington’s diseasein some of its participants.
Maintainingroutinescan be reassuring to people who are feeling disoriented or uncertain.
And, in dementia, control is something that is often slipping away.
Sometimes, verbal reassurances or distractions are helpful to people.
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