Obsessional jealousy is jealousy that is characterized by intrusive and excessive thoughts, and may be accompanied by compulsive checking of the partner. It is not classified as a mental disorder in the psychiatric manuals DSM or ICD, but it is mentioned as an example of how obsessive compulsive disorder can present itself.
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Its characteristics are:
- Little resistance and distress associated with obsessional thoughts
- Anger specifically directed at spouse
- Jealousy evident only in a committed relationship
- Frequently monosymptomatic
- Frequently responds at lower doses of SSRI
- Rapid response in comparison with classical OCD
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