OCD is curable: How Veena, who couldn't stop washing her hands since Covid and kept away from husband, overcame it with therapy
Research has shown that the cause of OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) involves a combination of neurobiological, genetic and environmental factors. Certain areas of the brain, imbalances in brain chemicals, childhood infections and stressful/traumatic life events play a role in the development of OCD, says Dr Shaunak Ajinkya, Consultant, Psychiatrist, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital Mumbai