RT Journal A1 Parmet S, Lynm C, Golub RM T1 OBsessive-compulsive disorder JF JAMA JO JAMA YR 2011 FD May 11 VO 305 IS 18 SP 1926 OP 1926 DO 10.1001/jama.305.18.1926 UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.305.18.1926 AB Obsessive-compulsive disorder is characterized by the presence of obsessions or compulsions or (as is often the case) both of them. The obsessions or compulsions cause marked distress, are time-consuming, and interfere with the person's normal functioning.