Compulsion may refer to: *

Compulsive behavior Compulsive behavior is defined as performing an action persistently and repetitively. Compulsive behaviors could be an attempt to make obsessions go away. The act is usually a small, restricted and repetitive behavior, yet not disturbing in a pa ...

, a psychological condition in which a person does a behavior compulsively, having an overwhelming feeling that they must do so. * Obsessive–compulsive disorder, a mental disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce anxiety and by repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing that anxiety.

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* ''Compulsion'' (Hutson novel), a 2002 horror novel by Shaun Hutson * ''Compulsion'' (Kellerman novel), an Alex Delaware novel by Jonathan Kellerman * ''Compulsion'' (Levin novel), a 1956 novel by Meyer Levin and a 1957 adapted play by Levin * ''Compulsion'' (1959 film), a 1959 film based on Levin's novel * ''Compulsion'' (2009 film), a 2009 United Kingdom television drama, inspired by the Jacobean tragedy ''The Changeling'' * ''Compulsion'', a play by Rinne Groff, which premiered at Berkeley Rep in 2010, about Meyer Levin * ''Compulsion'' (2013 film), a 2013 film directed by Egidio Coccimiglio * ''Compulsion'' (2016 film), a 2016 erotic thriller film directed by Craig Goodwill * "Compulsion", an episode from season 5 of ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' * ''Compulsion'' (album), a jazz album by pianist Andrew Hill, originally released in 1966 under the Blue Note Label as BST 84217 * Compulsion (band), a punk rock group active between 1990 and 1996, originally called Thee Amazing Colossal Men until 1992 * ''Compulsion'', a play by Rinne Groff * "Compulsion", a song by Joe Crow, covered on Martin Gore's '' Counterfeit e.p.''

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