lying, and associated problems related to intimacy and trust. If you’re wondering about sex addiction in someone else, you may already have intuitive feelings that something is wrong.1You may have noticed they’re mentally checked out of your relationship, spending excessive time alone,returning ...
In OCD,obsessionsare ideas, thoughts, impulses, or images that keep coming back. They are not enjoyable, rather obsessions are unwanted and upsetting, causing severe anxiety or distress. The content of these obsessions is sometimes grouped into different areas, including: aggression (fears of harmin...
Treatment rates were much higher for cases rated severe (93.0%) than moderate (25.6%) [1]. Using data from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication, a subsample of 2073 respondents was assessed for lifetime OCD. More than 25% of the respondents reported experiencing obsessions or compulsions...
Prescription painkillers, in reality, are the most abused drugs after marijuana in the United States, with more individuals dying each day from overdoses of potent opioid pills than from gun deaths and road traffic accidents combined. Opioid painkiller addiction is so severe that it has become a...
ItemRange of Severity 1.Time Spent on Obsessions0 hrs/day0-1 hrs/day1-3 hrs/day3-8 hrs/day8+ hrs/day Score01234 2.Interference from ObsessionsNoneMildDefinite but ManageableSubstantial ImpairmentIncapacitating Score01234 3.Distress from ObsessionsNoneLittleModerate but ManageableSevereNear Constant,...
This emotion is often accompanied by resentment, anger, hostility, inadequacy, and bitterness. Everyone experiences jealousy at some point, but the emotion can become unhealthy and negatively impact their relationships. It can range in intensity. When it’s severe, irrational jealousy can lead to di...
Video game addiction is the repetitive, prolonged, compulsive playing of video games to the point where the person playing is unable to stop or reduce their gaming despite related negative consequences. A person may be diagnosed with video game addiction when their gaming behavior is severe enough...
These investigators had previously found that these same adults with severe psychosocial adversity in childhood also had an earlier age of onset and a more severe course of their bipolar illness than those without such a history [1]. Other statistics that pertain to bipolar disorder include: With...
There are different types of obsessions and compulsions. You might have a severe fear of germs, for example. This obsession can then cause you to repeatedly wash your hands, which is a compulsion. Not everyone who has OCD has the same symptoms, but these typically include: ...
Although none of our subjects were diagnosed with current alcohol dependence or abuse, the subjects with PTSD, especially the veterans, reported more severe symptoms of past alcoholism than the subjects without PTSD. However, the mean MAST score of the subjects with PTSD who were exposed to CSA...