As a follow-up to my previous post onPure-O OCD, I thought it might be helpful to identify some obsessions that are commonly reported by individuals with Pure Obsessional OCD. These same obsessions may also be experienced by individuals with non-Pure-O forms of the disorder. Keep in mind ...
Obsessive compulsive disorderis common. It affects over 2% of the population, more than one in 50 people. More people suffer from OCD than frombipolar depression. Obsessions themselves are the unwanted, intrusive thoughts or impulses that seem to "pop up" repeatedly in the mind. These intruding...
"OCD is characterized by having compulsions and obsessions that are caused by unwanted, intrusive thoughts. Individuals don't want these thoughts, and it causes anxiety and they engage in repetitive rituals, which don't bring them any joy or pleasure. It's something that they do because they ...
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...
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 count things. ...
OCD may occur in childhood, however, it more commonly begins to manifest in late adolescence or early adulthood Angst 1994, Leonard et al. 1992. Obsessions are defined as recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that are perceived as intrusive and inappropriate, and that may cause...
(%) Illness duration, years Basal Y-BOCS score Total Obsessions Compulsions Basal MADRS score Comorbid diagnosis, n (%) Affective disorders MDD (n = 46) Depressive disorder, NOS (n = 21) Bipolar I disorder (n = 5) ...
Although obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a relatively well-known psychological disorder, what many do not know is that 10%-33% of OCD cases are actually scrupulosity (Miller & Hedges, 2008). Scrupulosity (SC) is a subtype of OCD with obsessions and compulsions focused on religious ...
For those suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), medications can reduce the degree of intensity of the worries and their corresponding distress. Medications do not prevent obsessions from occurring. However, when the medication lessens the strength of the worries, the patient can then use...
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