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Glossary of Terms
List of Terms that deal with addiction, addiction recovery, drug rehabs and halfway houses:

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a chronic, relapsing illness. People who have it suffer from recurrent and unwanted thoughts or rituals. The obsessions and the need to perform rituals can take over a person’s life if left untreated. They feel they cannot control these thoughts or rituals.

Obsession - A recurrent unwanted thought, image or impulse that’s distressing and comes to mind despite efforts to suppress or ignore it.

Obsessive-compulsive Disorder - An anxiety disorder characterized by intense, unwanted and distressing recurrent thoughts (obsessions) and repeated behaviors (compulsions) that are difficult to control.

Outpatient - The least restrictive level of care. Typically refers to individual, group and family counseling 1-3 times per week with a therapist, counselor or psychiatrist in private practice or as an associate of a larger counseling clinic. Depending on the orientation of the clinician and the willingness of the client, these can be longstanding therapeutic relationships.