In “OCD: Now and Forever” Davis explains how obsessive-compulsive disorder shifted from being an unknown and rare disease, to currently one of the most common mental illnesses of our time. It’s crazy how OCD suddenly went from 1 out of every 20,000 to 3 out of every 100 to 1 out of 10 in less than thirty years. Davis argues that there is no true explanation as to how this was all able to happen so rapidly and overnight as it did. He claims that the media was partially involved with this increase. Davis also emphasizes how one must understand the mechanisms of the brain in order to become familiar with characteristics that pertain to OCD. He says that this is vital. Exact areas of the brain and how they work are still not clear enough for professionals to decipher whether or not the behavior and thought patterns being seen are in fact associated and consistent with OCD alone. Every statement or claim that has been made thus far still has to be explained in greater detail to make sure there is no overlapping of any other mental disorder. The Broken Brain area of the chapter showed me how more in depth exploring must be done when it comes down to obsessive-compulsive disorder.
“Obsession is everywhere, in all of us.”
–Paul Adams
It grew so quickly that it makes you wonder how valid the reported OCD cases are?
ReplyDeleteI liked that Davis took a different approach when talking about OCD, his views are very different than Osborn's and really draws you in and makes you want to find out more about OCD.
Very true Carolocks.....It makes me think about ADD and how there are so many cases diagnosed currently compared to even 20 years ago.
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