Write a Research Paper
OCD present a thorough overview of the disorder. Assume your audience has no prior knowledge of this
disorder; therefore, be sure your explanations are relevant to your audience. Support your analysis with
at least five scholarly, peer-reviewed sources (not including the course text) that were published within
the last five years. Your Final Paper must at least 8 pages in length, not including title page or references.
Also, the paper must be in APA and have a a title page, page numbers, references in the body of your
paper and a reference page.
Your paper should include the following:
1. Define the disorder and its main symptoms.
2. Describe who is most likely to have this disorder with regard to age, gender, social class and ethnicity.
3. Summarize the risk factors (biological, psychological, and/or social) for this disorder.
4. Describe the relationship between this disorder and other disorders.
5. Evaluate recommended treatments for the disorder and the likelihood of success or possible
outcomes for each treatment.
6. List five references (include both print and web-based sources) that would provide more information
for individuals with this disorder. Give the citation for the source as well as a two to three sentence
description for each resource. This list of support resources will not count toward the required resources
for your paper.
