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Johnson, whose behavior was so carefully observed by Boswell, probably had obsessive-compulsive disorder. Shakespeare, in describing the guilt-laden handwashing rituals of Lady Macbeth, appears also to have had some familiarity with the symptoms of the disorder. More recently, industrialist Howard Hughes had crippling obsessions in late adulthood that led to a fanatical preoccupation with germs and contamination.
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