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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - Prevention

You cannot prevent obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) from starting, but the best way to prevent a relapse of OCD symptoms is by staying with your therapy and taking any medicines exactly as they have been prescribed.

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