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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Causes
Psychological
As a part of evolution, different species have grown to safeguard themselves by gathering/ hoarding food and constantly check for the threats around them. These evolutionary traits being passed on from generations may have a psychological cause for OCD. [1]
References
- ↑ Bracha, H. (2006). "Human brain evolution and the "Neuroevolutionary Time-depth Principle:" Implications for the Reclassification of fear-circuitry-related traits in DSM-V and for studying resilience to warzone-related posttraumatic stress disorder". Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry 30 (5): 827–853. doi:10.1016/j.pnpbp.2006.01.008. PMID 16563589.