![]() Furthermore, individuals diagnosed with OCD are overly concerned with the consequences of their actions and tend to not act impulsively. In addition, generally speaking, people with OCD tend to demonstrate a more inhibited temperament and tend to avoid risky or potentially harmful situations. ![]() Individuals with OCD exhibit frequent obsessive and/or compulsive thoughts and behaviors. is characterized as an internalizing disorder, meaning individuals with OCD respond to anxiety producing environments by turning inward. Individuals with ADHD may exhibit inattention, lack of impulse control, and risky behaviors. ADHD is considered be an externalizing disorder, meaning it affects how people outwardly relate to their environment. However, ADHD and OCD are notably different in terms of brain activity and their clinical presentation. To the untrained eye, some of the symptoms associated with attention and concentration can appear remarkably similar, especially in children and adolescents. He can be reached at article was initially published in the Winter 2013 edition of the OCD Newsletter.īoth obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), are considered fairly common and serious neuropsychiatric disorders. Abramovitch can be reached at Mittelman is a Research Coordinator at the OCD and Related Disorders Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. ![]() Amitai Abramovitch is a neuropsychologist and a Research Fellow at the OCD and Related Disorders Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. OCD and ADHD Dual Diagnosis Misdiagnosis and the Cognitive ‘Cost’ of Obsessionsīy Amitai Abramovitch, PhD and Andrew Mittelmanĭr.
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