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Kids Battle Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Is the door locked? Is the stove off? What about the alarm: Is it set? These are questions many of us ask ourselves every day. And once we check, the thoughts subside. But for people who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder, these thoughts become obsessions, which haunt them night and day, and can lead to sometimes bizarre rituals that start to control their lives. OCD is a devastating illness that affects about 5 million Americans, and about 1 million are children, according to the...Full Story
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