Obsessive-compulsive disorder diagnosis
TORE (for obsessional symptoms)
- Thought or act resisted unsuccessfully
- Own thoughts in the patient’s mind (i.e. not psychotic)
- Repetitive and unpleasant obsessions (thoughts, images or impulses)
- Ego-dystonic – the patient does not enjoy these thoughts and finds them distressing
ICD-10 criteria. Obsessional symptoms or compulsive acts (or both) present on most days of the week for longer than 2 weeks. There needs to be associated distress or interference with activities as a result.
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