Here is a quick mnemonic/memory aid “CRAVING OCD“ to remember about the Differential Diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
C: Conduct Disorder (Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder)
R: Rumination (Rumination Disorder)
A: Anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder)
V: Visual Hallucinations (Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders)
I: Impulsivity (Impulse Control Disorders)
N: Neurological Disorder (Tourette’s Syndrome)
G: Germophobia (Specific Phobia)
O: Obsession with Body Image (Body Dysmorphic Disorder)
C: Compulsive Buying (Compulsive Buying Disorder)
D: Dermatillomania (Excoriation Disorder)