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OCD Ranks as Seventh Most Debilitating Illness Across All Medical Conditions
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The Science & Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) | Huberman Lab Essentials
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"OCD is currently listed as number seven in terms of the most debilitating illnesses. Not just mental illnesses or disorders, but all types of illnesses, including things like asthma and cancer, etc."
Professor Andrew Huberman reveals that obsessive-compulsive disorder ranks seventh among the most debilitating of all illnesses, not just psychiatric conditions, placing it alongside conditions like asthma and cancer. With prevalence rates between 2.5-4% of the population, OCD significantly impairs work performance, relationships, and daily functioning, with sufferers spending enormous amounts of time consumed by intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors.
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- Huberman Lab
- Episode
- The Science & Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) | Huberman Lab Essentials
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- 1:16
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