Obsessional Thoughts: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
1. Introduction Obsessional thoughts are persistent, unwanted, and intrusive ideas, images, or urges that repetitively enter a person’s mind, causing severe distress and anxiety. These cognitive phenomena are the hallmark characteristic of obsessive-compulsive disorder, though they can also occur in other psychiatric conditions such as generalized anxiety disorder or severe depression. Unlike fleeting worries, obsessional … Read more
