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| View Larger Image | ABC News 20/20 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | DVD-R
| List Price: | $9.95 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | DVD-R | | Run Time: | 12 minutes | | Studio: | ABC News | | Number of Discs: | | | Release Date: | May 14, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 14,554th |
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Whenever Lois Pile hits the road, she also thinks she's hitting people on the road. She truly believes this. Lois is constantly looking around, checking the mirrors, anticipating a catastrophe that never happens. Lois' real problem is not her driving. Instead, Lois suffers from an illness, a form of obsessive compulsive disorder 'harming obsession,' and in her case, Lois is afraid she's going to run someone over. ABC News speaks to several OCD sufferers who have a chemical imbalance that manifests in intrusive thought patterns.This "20/20" show contains the following additional stories: Vigilante Hero Texas StandoffThis product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 2 reviews)
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It's OK by S. Yan (Hong Kong)  2 Stars
August 16, 2009
I actually expect more from the video and i find it just not sufficient for one to understand how it is in the situation.
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Excellent show about OCD by K. Batts (Raleigh, NC United States)  5 Stars
November 09, 2008
This is a great segment of a show about OCD. It is current and provides a good idea of how people with this disorder and those who care about them are affected by OCD.
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