OCD Facts: Diagnosing OCD in Children and Adolescents
We report two children with anorexia nervosa as initial diagnosis and in whom there was a delay in the final diagnosis of the underlying malignancy. A literature survey was performed including patients under 18 years of age with psychiatric symptoms in whom later on an oncological diagnosis became...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) Bipolar disorder Note that depression can cause a range of symptoms beyond sadness and thoughts of suicide; these include irritability, reduced interest in activities that used to be pleasurable, sleep disturbances, decreased ability to concentrate, indecisiveness, agita...
isolation, anxiety, and general unwellness caused by lockdowns, so it's no surprise that more teens and young adults turned to TikTok to learn about mental health disorders and to self-diagnose conditions like autism, ADHD, borderline personality disorder, dissociative identity disorder, OCD, ...
(3) provide clinical guidance on how to conceptualize and differentiate OCD symptoms from symptoms of anxiety and other psychopathology, particularly in the context of overlapping symptoms; and (4) highlight complicating factors to consider when assessing and diagnosing OCD in children and adolescents....
Children presenting with complaints of intrusive thoughts, recurrent worries, excessive reassurance-seeking, and repetitive rituals or behaviors should be screened for OCD. Prior to using any formal measures to assess OCD, pre-screening in the form of open-ended questions may be appropriate. Such ...