
Compulsive Disorder
Equally common among men and women, obsessive-compulsive disorder commonly known as OCD, usually begins in childhood. The annual cost of OCD is $148 billion. OCD is a disorder that is characterized by repetitive obsession and compulsions. Some examples of the manifestation of this category of disorders include the following: persistent thoughts, walking in a certain pattern, repeated washing of hands, closing and opening doors. Many times sufferers of OCD illogically believe that they have to do a certain action so that a bad occurrence does not happen.

