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Obsessive compulsive disorder

South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2013
This guideline focuses on the pharmacotherapy of obsessive compulsive disorder(OCD). OCD is characterised by obsessions andcompulsions. A number of other disorders are also characterised byrepetitive thoughts and rituals and may also respond to ...
D J Stein
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Obsessive–compulsive disorder [PDF]

Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2019
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a highly prevalent and chronic condition that is associated with substantial global disability. OCD is the key example of the 'obsessive-compulsive and related disorders', a group of conditions which are now classified together in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, and the ...
Stein, Dan J., Costa, Daniel L. C., Lochner, Christine, Miguel, Euripedes C., Reddy, Y. C. Janardhan, Shavitt, Roseli G., van den Heuvel, Odile A., Simpson, H. Blair   +7 more
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder [PDF]

Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 2014
This article reviews the clinical features and neurochemical hypotheses of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) with a focus on the serotonin system. In DSM-5, OCD was moved from the anxiety disorders to a new category of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.
Kyle A.B. Lapidus, Barbara J. Coffey, Wayne K. Goodman, Dorothy E. Grice   +3 more
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in the Elderly [PDF]

Behavioural Neurology, 1998
Four cases of obsessive‐compulsive disorder arising in late life in association with a presumed organic aetiology are described. Three of the four had brief episodes of OCD earlier in their lives. Neuropsychological assessment demonstrated impairments in verbal fluency and visuo‐spatial tasks. No case exhibited global intellectual impairment.
Michael Philpot, Sube Banerjee
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Ahead of the Curve: Responses From Patients in Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder to Coronavirus Disease 2019

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
Alongside concern about the physical health impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis, public health officials have also raised concerns about the potential for massive mental health impact.
Jennie M. Kuckertz, Jennie M. Kuckertz, Nathaniel Van Kirk, Nathaniel Van Kirk, David Alperovitz, David Alperovitz, Jacob A. Nota, Jacob A. Nota, Martha J. Falkenstein, Martha J. Falkenstein, Meghan Schreck, Meghan Schreck, Jason W. Krompinger, Jason W. Krompinger   +13 more
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“Fake it till You Make it”! Contaminating Rubber Hands (“Multisensory Stimulation Therapy”) to Treat Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2020
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a deeply enigmatic psychiatric condition associated with immense suffering worldwide. Efficacious therapies for OCD, like exposure and response prevention (ERP), are sometimes poorly tolerated by patients.
Baland Jalal, Baland Jalal, Richard J. McNally, Jason A. Elias, Jason A. Elias, Sriramya Potluri, Sriramya Potluri, Vilayanur S. Ramachandran   +7 more
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Are There Familial Patterns of Symptom Dimensions in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a heterogeneous illness, and emerging evidence suggests that different symptom dimensions may have distinct underlying neurobiological mechanisms. We aimed to look for familial patterns in the occurrence
Srinivas Balachander, Srinivas Balachander, Sandra Meier, Manuel Matthiesen, Manuel Matthiesen, Manuel Matthiesen, Manuel Matthiesen, Furkhan Ali, Furkhan Ali, Anand Jose Kannampuzha, Anand Jose Kannampuzha, Mahashweta Bhattacharya, Mahashweta Bhattacharya, Ravi Kumar Nadella, Vanteemar S. Sreeraj, Dhruva Ithal, Bharath Holla, Janardhanan C. Narayanaswamy, Janardhanan C. Narayanaswamy, Shyam Sundar Arumugham, Sanjeev Jain, YC Janardhan Reddy, YC Janardhan Reddy, Biju Viswanath   +23 more
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Obsessive‐compulsive disorder

New Directions for Mental Health Services, 1992
AbstractObsessive‐compulsive disorder, a neurobiological disease associated with abnormalities in the basal ganglia, responds with some success to behavior modification and also to new pharmacological therapies.
Abdullah S. Al-Sabaie, Abdulrazzak M. Alhamad, Fathelaleem Abdul-Rahim   +2 more
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The relationship between moral judgment ability, parenting style, and perfectionism in obsessive–compulsive disorder patients: A mediating analysis

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
IntroductionGuilt is an important part of obsessive–compulsive disorder. The abnormal moral cognition of obsessive–compulsive disorder patients may be closely related to their high level of guilt.
Jiacheng Cui, Kongmei Zhu, Jianglin Wen, Wanjie Nie, Dong Wang   +4 more
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder [PDF]

BMJ, 2006
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is one of the more common serious mental illnesses. The shame and secrecy associated with it, as well as lack of recognition of its characteristic symptoms, can lead to delay in diagnosis and treatment. Effective psychological and drug treatments are available for the distressing, time consuming, repetitive thoughts and ...
Isobel Heyman, David Mataix-Cols, Naomi A. Fineberg   +2 more
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