When we think of obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, many different images come to mind. But how the term is used in general conversation is very different from the real experience of suffering from OCD.
The disorder that affects between 2-3% of the world’s population is in fact listed by the World Health Organization (WHO) amongst the top twenty most debilitating illnesses in the world.
Yet, when compared to other mental illnesses, there is very little discussion about OCD and its impact on people’s lives.
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Newstalk's Francis Fitzgibbon joins Pat in-studio to report on his investigation into daily lives of those suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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