Feces-smeared fakes: Scientists use rubber hands in OCD therapy
A new type of therapy using feces and fake rubber hands may be able to help patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) overcome their fears of touching contaminated surfaces, according to new research. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 9, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Contaminating a fake rubber hand could help people overcome OCD, study suggests
(University of Cambridge) The famous, but bizarre, 'rubber hand illusion' could help people who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder overcome their condition without the often unbearable stress of exposure therapy, suggests new research. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Countless People Are Struggling With an Eating Disorder Doctors Can ’t Diagnose
At first, Melanie Murphy was just following doctor’s orders.
Murphy, then 19, had gained weight during a period of depression, and her doctor told her she should lose some. She went from 180 to 125 pounds in 18 months—and even when she knew it was time to stop slimming down, she couldn’t shake the need to chase a goal. Without weight loss, she needed a new target. That became finding the “perfect” diet, one that was clean and pure and would keep her healthy for years to come.
At least, that was how she thought about it then. These days, she uses a different descriptor: “orthorexia,&rdquo...
Source: TIME: Health - January 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Eating Disorder Source Type: news
Calgary parents raise awareness about little-known childhood illness
Marnie and Richard Deschenes' son suddenly developed obsessive compulsive behaviours just before his 8th birthday. Three and a half years later he was diagnosed with a condition triggered by the bacteria that causes strep throat. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - December 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news
University of Cincinnati research looks at side effects for pediatric medications
(University of Cincinnati) Dr. Jeffrey Strawn, associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and Jeffrey Mills, associate professor in the Department of Economics at the UC Lindner College of Business, published a study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child& Adolescent Psychiatry looking specifically at side effects that impact children and adolescents being treated for anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Childhood trauma and coping in patients with psychotic disorders and obsessive-compulsive symptoms and in un-affected siblings - Renkema TC, de Haan L, Schirmbeck F.
This study aimed to examine the role of childhood trauma and coping ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Medical News Today: What is obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) causes a person to feel an overwhelming need for order. Read about the symptoms, causes, and treatment of OCPD here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Mental Health Source Type: news
Standard treatment programmes for OCD are not always enough
(Aarhus University) Teenagers with the contamination and washing variant of OCD are not generally more ill than children and adolescents with other forms of disabling obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviour. However, if they have poor insight into their condition, they find it more difficult to recover and become healthy again as a result of the 14-week cognitive behavioural therapy, which is the standard form of treatment in Denmark for OCD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 18, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Effect of Fluoxetine on Repetitive Behaviors in ASD Youth Unclear
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2019 -- Treatment with fluoxetine results in significantly lower scores for obsessive compulsive behaviors at 16 weeks among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a study published in the Oct.... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 23, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Antidepressant Prozac Doesn't Ease Obsessive Behaviors of Autism
TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2019 -- The commonly used antidepressant Prozac doesn ' t appear to help reduce obsessive-compulsive behavior in children and teens with autism, new research suggests.
The study randomly compared use of the drug to a placebo over 16... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 22, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Obsessive-compulsive disorder and suicidal experiences: the role of experiential avoidance - Angelakis I, Gooding P.
OBJECTIVE: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a disabling mental health problem that affects a significant proportion of the general population. Experiential avoidance appears to account for the development of anxiety and depressive symptoms. However, ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
Medical News Today: OCD: Deep magnetic stimulation may help where other therapies fail
A new trial found that deep transcranial magnetic stimulation may help ease cases of obsessive-compulsive disorder that do not respond to other treatments. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news
Fighting the Shame of Skin Picking
For many people with body-focused repetitive behaviors, the predominant effects are cosmetic, and the consequences emotional and social. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lindsay Gellman Tags: Skin Hair Therapy and Rehabilitation Mental Health and Disorders Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Source Type: news
The impact of intensive treatment for pediatric anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder on daily functioning - Sperling J, Boger K, Potter M.
This study investigated whether intensive group-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with family involvement for children with anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) would facilitate children's return to their daily routines. The foc... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Mean diffusivity related to rule-breaking guilt: the Macbeth effect in the sensorimotor regions - Nakagawa S, Takeuchi H, Taki Y, Nouchi R, Kotozaki Y, Shinada T, Maruyama T, Sekiguchi A, Iizuka K, Yokoyama R, Yamamoto Y, Hanawa S, Araki T, Makoto Miyauchi C, Magistro D, Sakaki K, Jeong H, Sasaki Y, Kawashima R.
Guilt, a self-conscious emotion, includes self-focused role taking and also correlates with other-oriented role-taking. Excess guilt proneness might be relevant to obsessive compulsive disorders. The white matter (WM) neural correlates of the degree of gui... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 29, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
