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title: 'OCD in children'
url: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/ocd/video-or-ocd-in-children'
markdown: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/ocd/video-or-ocd-in-children.md'
date: '2025-06-05'
description: 'A child with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is likely to experience both intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviours (compulsions). Although many children can experience some of these symptoms at some time in their lives, they are normally a sign of OCD when they start to interfere with normal daily activities. This film explains how to identify and help a child showing the symptoms of OCD.'
taxonomy:
  category:
    - 'Mental Health'
  tag:
    - OCD
  type:
    - Video
  contributor:
    - 'Dr Bruce Clark'
    - 'Max Blustin'
  partner:
    - 'OCD Action'
---

# OCD in Children

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  Duration: 0h 6m 40s  Published: December 2018

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A child with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is likely to experience both intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviours (compulsions).

Although many children can experience some of these symptoms at some time in their lives, they are normally a sign of OCD when they start to interfere with normal daily activities. This film explains how to identify and help a child showing the symptoms of OCD.

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