Children with OCD

How to Recognize Symptoms of OCD in Kids and Teens

by Kerrie McLoughlin

What’s the first thing you think of when you hear about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)? Maybe you think of the TV show “Monk,” of someone who washes their hands over and over, of someone who loves a schedule and hates germs. Did you realize that as many as 1 out of every 200 kids or teens has OCD?