need to know more information on ocd?

Question

have a 15 year old step daughter with severe ocd and we have been dicerted to Dr Brown and he has told us she needs to go to Texas

Answer 1

If her OCD is severe, I would do whatever I could right now to help her overcome it. Since she's so young and has many, many years of life ahead of her, helping her now will pay off as long as she is alive, and she will be grateful to you for it.

Talk to her, talk to other doctors if you want to, and then make a decision together. Children are so precious, so I would get my information from medical professionals only, not from the Web or any other place that isn't certified or verified.

Answer 2

People with OCD may be plagued by persistent, unwelcome thoughts or images, or by the urgent need to engage in certain rituals. They may be obsessed with germs or dirt, and wash their hands over and over. They may be filled with doubt and feel the need to check things repeatedly. The course of the disease is quite varied. Symptoms may come and go, ease over time, or get worse. If OCD becomes severe, it can keep a person from working or carrying out normal responsibilities at home. People with OCD may try to help themselves by avoiding situations that trigger their obsessions, or they may use alcohol or drugs to calm themselves.OCD usually responds well to treatment with certain medications and/or exposure-based psychotherapy, in which people face situations that cause fear or anxiety and become less sensitive (desensitized) to them. NIMH is supporting research into new treatment approaches for people whose OCD does not respond well to the usual therapies. These approaches include combination and augmentation (add-on) treatments, as well as modern techniques such as deep brain stimulation.

maby you could get her checked out by another doctor if you dont wont her to go to texas.

Answer 3

obsessive compulsive disorder can be debilitating. Study up on it online at medical sites. Don't know where you live but there are many medical personell able to help in this situation. Occupational therapy in school can address this and /or provide referrals to clinitions who can help.

Answer 4

I would do whatever a Dr. tells you to do.....it does nothing but get worse....

example: my mother in law combs her rug fringe with a brush, she washes her groceries with hot soapy rag before storing them.....it is a terribly controlling disorder!!

Answer 5

Depends. Why exactly does he say you need to go to Texas? Examine his reasoning and study up on it. Doctors are not always right-- nor are they always wrong.