Obsessional jealousy

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.

Presentation
Its characteristics are:
 * 1) Little resistance and distress associated with obsessional thoughts
 * 2) Anger specifically directed at partner
 * 3) Jealousy evident only in a committed relationship
 * 4) Frequently monosymptomatic
 * 5) Frequently responds at lower doses of SSRI
 * 6) Rapid response in comparison with classical OCD