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Germaphobia increases during disease or virus outbreaks

Getting to grips with germaphobia

Donald Trump has famously professed an aversion to germs. But when does distaste become a disorder?

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Tags: Anxiety, Behaviour change, CBT, Disorders, Fear, Health, Mental illness, OCD, Treatment and therapies, Wellbeing

Rituals and obsessive behaviours are ways of managing intrusive thoughts associated with OCD.

Living with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a serious but treatable mental disorder that affects more than half a million Australians.

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Tags: Behaviour change, Cognitive psychology, Depression, Disorders, OCD

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