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The following tests are run by the mental health provider if a patient is thought to be suffering from OCD.
The following tests are run by the mental health provider if a patient is thought to be suffering from OCD.


*Physical exam. This may include measuring height and weight; checking vital signs, such as heart rate, blood pressure and temperature; listening to your heart and lungs; and examining your abdomen.
*Physical exam. This may include measuring height and weight; checking vital signs, such as heart rate, blood pressure and temperature; listening to heart and lungs; and examining the abdomen.
*Laboratory tests. These may include a complete blood count (CBC), screening for alcohol and drugs, and a check of your thyroid function.
*Laboratory tests. These may include a complete blood count (CBC), screening for alcohol and drugs, and a check of the thyroid function.
*Psychological evaluation. A doctor or mental health provider will talk to you about your thoughts, feelings and behavior patterns. He or she will ask about your symptoms, including when they started, how severe they are, how they affect your daily life and whether you've had similar episodes in the past. You'll also discuss any thoughts you may have of suicide, self-harm or harming others. Your doctor may also want to talk to your family or friends, if possible. <ref>[http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/obsessive-compulsive-disorder/DS00189/DSECTION=tests-and-diagnosis/ Physical exam for OCD]</ref>
*Psychological evaluation. A doctor or mental health provider will talk to the patient about his thoughts, feelings and behavior patterns. He or she will ask about the patients symptoms, including when they started, how severe they are, how they affect daily life and whether the patient had similar episodes in the past. The patient will also discuss any thoughts he may have of suicide, self-harm or harming others. The doctor may also want to talk to the patients family or friends, if possible. <ref>[http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/obsessive-compulsive-disorder/DS00189/DSECTION=tests-and-diagnosis/ Physical exam for OCD]</ref>


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Although obsessive-compulsive disorder is a mental health problem certain physical examinations are done to pin point the diagnosis for OCD.

Physical Examinations

The following tests are run by the mental health provider if a patient is thought to be suffering from OCD.

  • Physical exam. This may include measuring height and weight; checking vital signs, such as heart rate, blood pressure and temperature; listening to heart and lungs; and examining the abdomen.
  • Laboratory tests. These may include a complete blood count (CBC), screening for alcohol and drugs, and a check of the thyroid function.
  • Psychological evaluation. A doctor or mental health provider will talk to the patient about his thoughts, feelings and behavior patterns. He or she will ask about the patients symptoms, including when they started, how severe they are, how they affect daily life and whether the patient had similar episodes in the past. The patient will also discuss any thoughts he may have of suicide, self-harm or harming others. The doctor may also want to talk to the patients family or friends, if possible. [1]

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