Body dysmorphic disorder and major depressive episode have comorbidity-independent associations with suicidality in an acute psychiatric setting - Snorrason I, Beard C, Christensen K, Bjornsson AS, Bj örgvinsson T.
This study sought to examine whether mood, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders have unique (comorbidity-independent) associations with suicidal thoughts and behaviors in an acute psychiatric population. METHODS: Patient... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
The Boxing Champion Who Battles O.C.D.
Virginia Fuchs has no trouble stepping into the ring against the world ’s top fighters. It’s her obsessive-compulsive disorder that causes problems. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 31, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Aimee Berg Tags: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Boxing Colorado Springs (Colo) Virginia Fuchs USA Boxing Shields, Claressa Mayer, Mikaela (1990- ) Source Type: news
Presence of hoarding symptoms does not negatively impact CBT response in youth with OCD
(Elsevier) Hoarding can often be a debilitating problem for adults and is often associated with poorer mental health functioning and response to treatment. For children however, that may not be the case. A new study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reveals that cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be successful for youth with hoarding symptoms. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
New Hope for Resistant Obsessive Compulsive Disorder New Hope for Resistant Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
High-frequency deep transcranial magnetic stimulation is safe and effective in reducing symptoms of treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder, new research suggests.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - July 9, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Review: exteroceptive sensory abnormalities in childhood and adolescent anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder: a critical review - Houghton DC, Stein DJ, Cortese BM.
OBJECTIVE: Childhood anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are defined by fear, worry, and uncertainty, but there is also evidence that affected children possess exteroceptive sensory abnormalities. These sensory features may often instigate symp... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 5, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Motor domain in psychotic disorders: the rebirth of a concept - Hirjak D, Kubera KM, Sambataro F, Wolf RC.
We were very pleased to read the excellent article by Swets et al. [1], who examined longitudinally for 3 years motor (akathisia, dyskinesia, parkinsonism and dystonia) and obsessive compulsive symptoms (OCS) in psychotic patients and individuals with i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 29, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Conquering More Than the Usual Worries at Summer Camp
At this camp, the activities are designed to help children with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donna De La Cruz Tags: Camps and Camping Children and Childhood Phobias Anxiety and Stress Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Therapy and Rehabilitation Parenting Source Type: news
Health Tip: Treating OCD
-- Obsessive-compulsive disorder is characterized by repetitive, unwanted thoughts and irrational, excessive urges to complete certain actions.
People with OCD are often unable to stop the thoughts and behaviors without help, says the National... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 19, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Quality of life in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder: the Pediatric Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (PQ-LES-Q) - Zaboski BA, Gilbert A, Hamblin R, Andrews J, Ramos A, Nadeau JM, Storch EA.
The current study examined quality of life (QOL) and its clinical correlates among 225 intensive treatment-seeking children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) using the Pediatric Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnair... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 12, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Comparison of quality of life, depression, anxiety, suicide, social anxiety and obsessive-compulsive symptoms between adolescents with acne receiving isotretinoin and antibiotics: a prospective, non-randomised, open-label study - Erdo ğan Y, Erturan İ, Aktepe E, Akyıldız A.
This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life, depression, anxiety,... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Cannabinoid May Boost Psychotherapy Efficacy in OCD Cannabinoid May Boost Psychotherapy Efficacy in OCD
Adding nabilone, a THC analogue and cannabinoid 1 receptor agonist, may enhance the effectiveness of exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy in patients with severe obsessive compulsive disorder.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - June 3, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Can cannabinoids help treat obsessive-compulsive disorder?
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) The body's endocannabinoid system, due to the critical role it plays in regulating neurotransmitter signaling, is an enticing target for drug development against disorders associated with anxiety, stress, and repetitive behaviors, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). A comprehensive new review article that provides an overview of this complex system, endogenous and exogenous cannabinoids, results of animal studies and human trials to date, and recommendations for future directions is published in Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 31, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Obsessive-compulsive tendencies in a sample of veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder - Aldea MA, Michael K, Alexander K, Kison S, Aldea MA, Michael K, Alexander K, Kison S, Aldea MA, Michael K, Alexander K, Kison S.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is considered one of the most debilitating disorders worldwide. Data suggests that trauma may be a significant source of not only posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but also OCD. An epidemiologic study of the gener... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 27, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Co-occurrence of obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders among U.S. veterans: prevalence and mental health utilization - Ecker AH, Stanley MA, Smith TL, Teng EJ, Fletcher TL, Kirk NV, Amspoker AB, Walder A, McIngvale E, Lindsay JA, Ecker AH, Stanley MA, Smith TL, Teng EJ, Fletcher TL, Kirk NV, Amspoker AB, Walder A, McIngvale E, Lindsay JA, Ecker AH, Stanley MA, Smith TL, Teng EJ, Fletcher TL, Kirk NV, Amspoker AB, Walder A, McIngvale E, Lindsay JA.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and substance-use disorders (SUDs) co-occur at high rates, which is related to poorer psychosocial outcomes. Prior work suggests that, among veterans in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), OCD is underdiagnosed ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 27, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Obsessive-compulsive disorder research needs more focus on patients, new study asserts
(Concordia University) In a review of recent literature on obsessive-compulsive disorder, researcher/practitioner Professor Adam Radomsky writes that cognitive science is becoming further and further removed from the people those studies are supposed to help: OCD patients and the therapists who treat them. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
