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In small clinical trials, synthetic versions of the psychedelic have shown benefits in tackling cluster headaches, anxiety, anorexia, obsessive-compulsive disorder and various forms of substance abuse.
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
For example, body dysmorphic disorder is often comorbid with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2024
The product of decades of research, TMS is approved by the FDA to treat major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and cigarette addiction.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2024
There, he was diagnosed with unspecified bipolar disorder and related disorders, autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and PTSD, per the records.
—Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
For example, body dysmorphic disorder is often comorbid with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2024
The product of decades of research, TMS is approved by the FDA to treat major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and cigarette addiction.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2024
There, he was diagnosed with unspecified bipolar disorder and related disorders, autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and PTSD, per the records.
—Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
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Some of the best reporters are neurotic and prone to second-guessing.Jim VandeHei, Axios, 21 Nov. 2024
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David is tightly wound, neurotic, and obsessive compulsive, while manic Benji has a penchant for saying exactly what is on his mind.Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
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Opponents of fluoridation have played on paranoid fears for decades, but into the 1960s, these were popularly dismissed as ravings from fringe organizations.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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There’s a strict and paranoid president of the residents’ council, a former costume designer to the stars, and plenty more friends and suspects who elicit plenty of laughs.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2024
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The idea of a schizoid Lady M is not entirely without appeal, but despite strong performances across the board, the work runs aground fast.Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2024
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The entire movie, of course, was a goof, a schizoid cardboard Vaudeville horror burlesque shot in two days and a night by Roger Corman.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
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The third film about the sociopathic clown largely repeats the pros and cons of the last movie — killer makeup effects and a great performance buried in a repetitive flick with a story that’s impossible to care about — but that’s more than enough for fans of this increasingly popular franchise.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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This might also explain why sociopathic tendencies -- which are thought to be partially hereditable -- have been found in some four percent of CEOs compared with around one percent of the general population.Daniel Falkiner, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2014
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Thus did the conservative loose cannonballs come eventually to dominate the GOP—and define our disordered political era.Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made by History, TIME, 10 June 2024
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It is associated with hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning, and can be disabling.Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
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Between all the red carpets, festivals and interviews, Ronan is feeling delirious.Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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His third directorial venture, The Host, is a delirious, exciting, funny, and at times quite terrifying genre mash-up with a side of social commentary.Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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However, a late-October rally in Trump’s odds was a result of aberrant betting behavior from just 1% of Polymarket’s users, according to Bloomberg.Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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But Trump’s conduct has been so aberrant for so long that separating genuine deterioration from routine volatility is no easy task—on what basis does one judge oscillations in something without precedent in public life?Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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As the uptight and upright body guard, Costner is well-cast, plowing straight ahead with all his character’s ticks and warts.Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2024
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This is a daunting role — that of an uptight lawyer confronting his own homophobia while defending a gay man (Tom Hanks) — but Washington does a fine job transforming the character from a life-lesson surrogate for the audience into a person with actual dimensions.Tim Grierson, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Obsessive-compulsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsessive-compulsive. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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