Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a disabling and prevalent disorder with a variety of
clinical presentations and obsessional themes. Recently, research has begun to investigate
relationship-related obsessive–compulsive (OC) symptoms including relationship-centered
and partner-focused OC symptoms. In this paper, we present relationship obsessive–
compulsive disorder (ROCD), delineate its main features, and describe its phenomenology.
Drawing on recent cognitive-behavioral models of OCD, social psychology and attachment …