Also, since OCD has visible and evident symptoms, the teachers at school may already be aware of the condition as most schools train the teachers to cater to children with behavioural disorders. You may discuss with your child’s teachers to understand the extent of their knowledge about the d...
Traditionally clinicians have looked at various disorders like attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), Tourette's syndrome (TS), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as separate and distinct clinical entities. However, recently many of these disorders have been shown to have significant ...
Research doesn't always agree on which racial and ethnic groups are most likely to have childhood ADHD.The CDC says that roughly 17% of Black children, 15% of White children, and 14% of Hispanic children have been diagnosed with ADHD or alearning disorder. But other research has found that...
Yes. Childhood depression is different from the normal "blues" and everyday emotions that children go through as they develop. Just because a child seems sad doesn't necessarily mean they have significant depression. But if the sadness becomes persistent or interferes with normal social activities,...
Importantly, age did not influence any of these relationships, suggesting that the findings apply across childhood and adolescence. More information:Michelle Rozenman et al. Hoarding Symptoms in Children and Adolescents With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Clinical Features and Response to Cognitive-Behaviora...
Childhood obsessive-compulsive personality traits in adult women with eating disorders: defining a broader eating disorder phenotype. The authors retrospectively examined a spectrum of childhood traits that reflect obsessive-compulsive personality in adult women with eating disorders and ... MB Anderluh,K...
Environmental influences, such as family relationships or stressful events, can trigger or worsen OCD symptoms. OCD affects up to 3% of people worldwide. A childhood onset form can start around 10 years of age, more commonly in boys than girls. Most of the remainder of people with OCD have...
Environmental factors, such as childhood trauma, stress, and certain infections, may trigger or exacerbate Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Life events, like significant changes or transitions, can also influence its onset. Additionally, learned behaviours or reinforcement of compulsions within the...
Symptoms usually begin sometime between childhood and early adulthood [3]. The gene in which variations occur is called SLC6A4, and the protien it makes is called serotonin transporter. Researchers looked at the gene in 295 people with OCD and 657 people without OCD, for comparison. They ...
Childhood history of ADHD symptoms is common in adult OCD patients who have never been diagnosed as ADHD. Childhood ADHD symptoms are associated with an earlier age of OCD, more severe anxiety and higher impulsiveness. Even remitted ADHD may be a risk factor for OCD in later life. 展开 ...