There are no screening guidelines for OCD. Mental health questions are now a common part of regular medical exams. The doctor may ask more questions if answers suggest a mental health issue.

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Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at:https://www.dynamed.com/condition/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd. Accessed January 13, 2020.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). National Institute of Mental Health website. Available at: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd/index.shtml. Accessed January 13, 2020.

Table of all screening tools and rating scales: obsessive-compulsive disorder detail. Massachusetts General Hospital: School of Psychiatry Program website. Available at: http://www.massgeneral.org/schoolpsychiatry/screening_ocd.asp. Accessed January 13, 2020.

Last reviewed May 2020 by Adrian Preda, MD