obsessive-compulsive disorder is a pest, not easy to get rid of the mental illness, as some people would check the doors and windows every day or gas switch, repeatedly clean sweep, if doing so would cause serious anxiety. However, people with OCD are still puzzled and confused, like “will not relapse after healing?” Or “it will cause schizophrenia?” And so, for frequently asked questions, Taipei City Psychiatric Hospital, Sound School District full-time physician Tang Huasheng, Taipei Medical University Hospital Psychiatric Clinical psychologist HUANG Yi Lin explain and elucidate.

Myth 1: easy to get a little older and were obsessive-compulsive disorder?

Positive Solutions for “NO!

not equate the two. HUANG Yi-lin said that clean-type of OCD usually got a little older, but got a little older does not mean that those prone to obsessive-compulsive disorder. Tang Huasheng also added on a daily cleaning time is not more than 1 hour, without affecting the work, life and interpersonal, not part of the obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Myth 2: obsessive-compulsive disorder may cause schizophrenia?

Positive Solutions for “NO!

Tang Huasheng show that obsessive-compulsive disorder will not cause schizophrenia. Although the symptoms of schizophrenia will be forced to merge, but the obsessive-compulsive disorder and schizophrenia was no causal relationship.

Myth 3: obsessive-compulsive disorder a turn for the better will not need to take medicine?

Positive Solutions for “NO!

HUANG Yi Lin explained, obsessive-compulsive disorder and imbalance of neurotransmitters related to recurrence rate is difficult to cure. Tang Huasheng pointed out that if the good from the unauthorized withdrawal that will result in high recurrence rate. Proposed rule within one year of medication and cognitive behavior therapy with learning, even if the recurrence, cognitive behavior can also be used to reduce the compulsive behavior.

Myth 4: All symptoms disappeared be considered cured?

Positive Solutions for “NO!

This is the most commonly misunderstood concept, Tang Huasheng pointed out that patients often think that all of the symptoms to disappear be considered cured, but the fact that 80% recovery operator so; the remaining 20% can be started from their own like focus on life, adaptability and change the character perfectly, and more inclusive concept, and with it forced coexistence. Apart from that, also recommended that patients take more exercise, more contact with people, because the obsessive-compulsive symptoms may be suppressed in the front of the crowd can also be generated from a sense of achievement, improve self-confidence to control obsessive-compulsive disorder.

(taken from Taiwan, “our health” magazine in May 2010 No. Man / Chen Yourong, Wei Jie Chen)