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Washing and Constant Cleaning, an Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD) repealWashing and constant cleaning, an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD often goes undiagnosed. Patients obsessively wash, control something or hoard things to relieve themselves of an overwhelming anxiety, and are fully sure their behavior is abnormal. This research studies a 23-year-old married woman who sought sermon for a severe backwash and cleaning business and how the patient was treated. I will discuss how the patient was diagnosed, and treated with a form of cognitive behavioral psychotherapy or CBT (exposure and response treatment) and what medications can be apply for treatment.Vickie, a 23 year-old married woman arrived with the company of her husband. Vickie had a problem with severe had washing and cleaning. She would wash her hands up to 30 time a day for at least 5 transactions distributively time. She always had the savouring that her hands were not really clean, she might abut t he side of the sink after she rinsed her hands and then think they were quaggy again. She excessively took devil showers a day for up to 50 minutes or until all the hot water was gone. Other things she did to make herself feel clean is subroutine alcohol to wipe things down that she would come into allude with, like her car seat before she set in it. She has been unable(p) to seek employment as a Licensed Practical keep (LPN) due to her symptoms. I conducted four initial sessions, session one and two were to seek information about the history of her symptoms, obsessional content, including external and versed fears cues, beliefs about consequences, and information about passive avoidance patterns and types of rituals (Levenkron, 1991). I also requested Vickie before our next session to record all washing and cleaning that she did, including wiping things with alcohol. She recorded every time she washed, how long she washed, what made her wash, and how dying(p) she was befor e she washed. This kind of record will help us observe any sources of contamination she may have gotten and we can also use it to measure her progress during treatment the third session was devoted to own(prenominal) and family history the fourth session was devoted to treatment planning. During the first iii therapy sessions Vickie talked about her experiences of recurrent and persistent ideas, thought, impulses, ... ... to obtain anti-obsessional effects. Studies done to date stir that the following dosages may be necessary Luvox (up to 300 mg/day), fluoxetine (40-80 mg/day), Zoloft (up to 200 mg/day), Paxil (40-60 mg/day), Celexa (up to 60 mg/day), and Anafranil (up to 250 mg/day), (Jenike, 1999b). ReferencesAmerican Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed.). Washington, DC AuthorEngler, J. & Goleman, D. (1992). The authoritative guide for making assured choices about all types of psychotherapy. The Consumers Guide to Psychotherapy. New York, NY Simon & Schuster/FiresideLevenkron, S. (1991). Treating & apprehension Crippling Habits. obsessive-compulsive Disorders. New York, NY Warner Books.Jenike, J. (1999a). How to select a Behavior Therapist. Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation. Available http//www.ocfoundation.org/ocf_0003.htmJenike, J. (1999b). OCD medication Adults. Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation. Retrieved November 18, 2001, from http//www.ocfoundation.org/ocf1050a.htmObsessive-Compulsive Foundation How is OCD treated. Retrieved November 14, 2001, from http//www.ocfoundation.org/ocf1030a.htm