The discussion of psychiatric conditions includes obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and major depression. Essential Tremor, Parkinson's disease and dystonia are some of the movement disorders that are discussed in the chapter.doi:10.1002/9781118816028.ch8Hugh McDermott...
For bipolar disorder, a pilot prospective, open-label, study of nine rapid-cycling bipolar patients (excluded from larger trials) found evidence of benefit over 12 months (Marangell et al, 2008). Deep Brain Stimulation Direct electrical stimulation of the brain was tried in the 1960s (Heath,...
Objectives: Although the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) represents one of the most important achievements of psychopharmacology, even with the introduction of selective serotonin (5-HT) reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in clinical practice, about 30% of patients do not respond to standard...
Repetitive hand-washing is a common OCD symptom. Credit: Lars Klintwall Malmqvist/public domain Tens of millions of Americans—an estimated 1 to 2 percent of the population—will suffer at some point in their lifetimes from obsessive-compulsive disorder, a disorder characterized by recurrent, intrus...
Controlled outcome studies investigating the efficacy of psychological treatments for obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) have employed different methods ... PL Fisher,A Wells - 《Behaviour Research & Therapy》 被引量: 396发表: 2005年 Obsessive-compulsive disorder: a treatment review. Obsessive-compulsi...
For forensic psychiatry, the main question is, “Which patient becomes an offender?” or “Which offender becomes a patient?” Another main question asked by these psychiatrists is, “What came first, the crime or the mental disorder?” Psychologists also look at environmental factors along with...
oral dissolving tablet and a long-term safety trial), and is expected to begin a migraine prevention trial in Q4 2018. Troriluzole is currently in late-stage development for the treatment of spinocerebellar ataxia, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and generalized ...
The standard duration for the treatment for anxiety disorders will depend on the severity of the condition. Anxiety disorder can be in the form of phobias and panic attacks that are deep-stemmed and built from years of being in touch with similar triggers. ...
Behavioral therapy and serotonin reuptake inhibitor pharmacotherapy in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysi... BACKGROUND: Effective treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) include behavioral therapy (exposure and response/ritual prevention and cognitiv...
we address the treatment of pediatric OCD, including investigational interventions. Epidemiological findings suggest that childhood OCD affects approximately 1 in 200 children ( Douglass et al. 1995 ; Flament et al. 1990 ; Valleni-Basile et al. 1994 ). For many children, the disorde...