type of disorder when a patient is obsessed with a certain object
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a mental disorder with two components: obsessions, which consist of thoughts, impulses, or mental images; and compulsions, which are repetitive behaviors that the person feels driven to perform in response to the obsessions.t has been estimated that about 34% of patients diagnosed with OCD are depressed at the time of diagnosis, and that 65% will develop depression at some point in their lives. Colored positron emission tomography scans (PET scans) of a human brain, showing active areas in obsessive-compulsive disorder.