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What are some risks?
Family History and Stressful Life Events are common risk factors. Having parents or other family members with the disorder can increase your risk of developing OCD. If you've experienced traumatic or stressful events or you tend to react strongly to stress, your risk may increase. This reaction may, for some reason, trigger the intrusive thoughts, rituals and emotional distress characteristic of OCD. Mental illness specialists,psychiatrists, or psychologists can be consulted to see if you are showing symptoms or need further treatment.
What are general methods used to treat OCD?
The patient is either given medicinal treatment with antidepressants or anti-anxiety medicines, or is given the option of psychotherapy (the treatment of mental disorder by psychological rather than medicinal means.
Why is it important to identify and treat clinical depression in mental health patients?
Clinical depression could be a product of other mental illnesses (OCD, anxiety, bipolar, etc) or it could lead into worse mental diseases.
What are some medical science careers available in helping and researching mental health issues?
Mental health is a broad field with a wide range of career choices. In general, it involves counseling patients or clients in order to promote their optimum mental health, with an emphasis upon prevention. The most prevalent jobs in this field are counselors, psychiatric nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, or social workers.