Is OCD considered a spectrum disorder?

The obsessive-compulsive spectrum includes different clusters of symptoms that are similar to, but not exactly the same as, OCD symptoms. Often (but not always) the only difference between OCD and a given obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder is the specific focus of the obsessions and/or compulsions.

What is an OC spectrum disorder?

Obsessive–Compulsive Spectrum Disorders are various conditions that share features with OCD, yet do not technically meet the diagnostic criteria. They have similar qualities such as repetitive thoughts and behaviors, and thus, fall within the obsessive-compulsive spectrum.

Is OCD on the anxiety spectrum?

Facts About Anxiety Spectrum Disorders The term “anxiety spectrum disorder” refers to generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder (PD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), social anxiety disorder (also called social phobia), and specific phobias.

Is OCD and ADHD on the spectrum?

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is not included in the obsessive-compulsive spectrum theory. However, Palumbo and colleagues (Palumbo et al. 1997) have suggested that ADHD, OCD and autism share etiological overlap, constituting a group of developmental basal ganglia disorders.

Is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in the DSM 5?

DSM-5 Categorisation In DSM-5, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder sits under its own category of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders and within that the following subcategories were placed: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

Can you have OCD without autism?

Yet clinicians and researchers have found an overlap between the two. Studies indicate that up to 84 percent of autistic people have some form of anxiety; as much as 17 percent may specifically have OCD. And an even larger proportion of people with OCD may also have undiagnosed autism, according to one 2017 study.