Differential diagnosis and co-existing conditions

• Phobias -F40 phobics fear phobic objects more directly than the imagined consequences characteristically seen in OCD.
• Hypochondriasis - the fear is of an illness rather than contamination per se.
• Depression - F32#  common co-existent condition.
• Generalized anxiety -  F41.1 worries are less stereotyped than in obsessions.
• Other conditions in which stereotyped repetitive behaviour may be seen are:
  
  - Eating disorders - F50
  - Autism spectrum disorders - F84
  - Tourettes syndrome
  - Psychosis - F23, F20
  

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