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What OCD Is
OCD: Understanding Obsessions
OCD: Understanding Compulsions
OCD With Poor Insight
Who Gets OCD & When?
OCD Causes: Environmental
OCD Causes: Biological
Diagnosing OCD
What OCD is Not
OCD Treatment: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
OCD Treatment: Medication
OCD: Obtaining Information
OCD Support Groups
OCD: Working With Health Professionals
OCD: Help From Family
Other disorders and problems are commonly mistaken for but can be differentiated from OCD. Learn how to li… More
There are about three million adults and about one million children in the US that have OCD. Learn how to … More
OCD is a type of anxiety disorder. Learn how to live with OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, from a li… More
Environmental factors in OCD are things that occur either in the individuals immediate environment, such a… More
When talking about biological factors usually what we're talking about is the brain and the body.Learn how… More
The first step for a family member of someone with OCD is to get informed. Learn how to live with OCD, or … More
Because there is no laboratory test for OCD it's up to a doctor or primary care physician to be able to ma… More
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder that afflicts many people. While some televisio… More
One of the quickest and easiest ways to get information on OCD is to hop on the Internet. Learn how to liv… More
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder that afflicts many people. While some televisio… More
One of the main things helps a person who has OCD is to know that they're not alone. One of the easiest wa… More
OCD is obsessive-compulsive disorder, a psychological condition that is characterized by distressing exper… More
A person with OCD needs to be an active participant in treatment. It is important to be able to help a doc… More
Different types of medications are usually used in conjunction with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to really… More
Summary: Environmental factors in OCD are things that occur either in the individuals immediate environment, such as family, workspace or surrounding community. Learn how to live with OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, from a licensed social worker in this free health video.
Danielle Masuda holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from UC Santa Barbara and a Master of Social Work degree from New York University. She is a licensed social worker in the...read more
"In this clip, we'll talk about what causes OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Although it's not really known exactly what does cause OCD, we do know that environmental and biological factors do play a major role in the development of OCD. When I talk about environmental factors, what I'm actually talking about are things that occur either in the individuals immediate environment, such as your family, your workspace; or in the surrounding community or world. So it's things such as major traumatic events, environmental things, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, any kind of things that might lead to traumas. Things as simple as, sometimes getting married, changing a job or losing a job, having a baby; anything that is related to your environment can be a trigger. Now, it doesn't mean that if you decide to get married, and have a hurricane in the same year, that you will automatically develop OCD. They just noticed a link; that between environmental stressors, there's an elevated link in risk that you might develop OCD. But then again, there's always the thought that you would have to be prone to developing OCD to begin with, so the environmental factors are actually a trigger, and not necessarily a cause."
eHow Article: OCD Causes: Environmental
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