Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronicanxietydisorder characterized by recurrent intrusive thoughts (obsessions) that may result in repetitive behaviors (compulsions). Obsessive compulsive disorderis common. It affects over 2% of the population, more than one in 50 people. More people suffer...
Remember that most people who have Pure-O OCD actually perform compulsions. These compulsions just tend to be mental rather than behavioral in nature. Mental rituals are varied and include such activities as repeating certain words or phrases in one’s head, counting,reviewing/checking memories, ...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) OCD is a mental health disorder that causes repeated unwanted thoughts, ideas, or sensations (called obsessions). To help get rid of the thoughts, people with OCD may feel driven to do something repeatedly (called compulsions), such as wash their hands or c...
Reports on studies involving pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS), which can resemble obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children. Relation of PANDAS to more common strep infections; Method of infection which involves the body's own defenses ...
Symptomatic OCD: This can be very similar to hypochondriasis where individuals have intrusive thoughts that they have contracted an illness of some type and get sucked into engaging in compulsions around fears of having a disease. Perfectionism OCD: This form of OCD can involve rereading or rewrit...
Tourette's syndrome (TS), a neuropsychiatric movement disorder that manifests itself in childhood, is often associated with comorbid symptomatology, such as obsessions, compulsions, hyperactivity, distractibility, and impulsivity. Epidemiological studies suggest that a substantial number of TS patients dev...
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is characterized by the presence of obsessions and/or compulsions that the patient perceives to be excessive at some time during the disorder. Prevalence of OCD in the general population has been estimated at around 1 to 2%, according to epidemiological studies...
The connection between disgust and obsessions and compulsions in a non-clinical sample. Personality and Individual Differences 31, 1173–1180 (2001). 8. Dremencov, E. et al. Modulation of dopamine transmission by 5HT2C and 5HT3 receptors: a role in the antidepressant response. Curr Drug ...
Obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD, may be an overly self-diagnosed, but underdiagnosed in the community. Many people can live with OCD without realizing it's a problem, and many others claim they're OCD because they have a few silly compulsions but they probably do not qualify for a ...
this was the case in spring, as well; my system became overwhelmed while trying to process the stressful input i was receiving and my mind became prone to compulsions. although i was using mind-based techniques (such as REBT) and other tools to process and manage myself, it was only whe...