Youth · United Kingdom
Reports of OCD among under-25s triple in 10 years in England
BBC analysis finds a sharp rise in obsessive-compulsive symptoms among 16-24 year olds.
The BBC's reporting documents a tripling over a decade in 16-24 year olds reporting symptoms of OCD in England, alongside continued public misunderstanding of what OCD actually is.
Clinicians interviewed call for better access to ERP (exposure and response prevention), the first-line evidence-based therapy.
Read the full BBC report for patient stories and the underlying NHS data.
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