A family secret fueled my OCD. Here’s what helped.
Writing diverted and depleted my fear, at least for a while; what’s more, writing well seemed to require my obsessive-compulsive skills. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dan O'Brien Source Type: news
Prevalence and psychopathology features of mental rituals in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder: a descriptive exploratory study of 1001 patients - Ferr ão JVB, do Rosário MC, Fontenelle LF, Ferrão YA.
INTRODUCTION: Mental rituals (MR) are compulsions with no overt behavioural or motoric signs. It is presently unclear whether MR found in obsessive-compulsive disorder are associated with a distinctive clinical profile. OBJECTIVES: The main objecti... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Effects of physical activity and circadian rhythm on SCL-90 scores by factors among college students - Li H, Zhang Y.
OBJECTIVE: A study was conducted to investigate the effects of different levels of physical activity and circadian rhythm differences on the nine factors of obsessive-compulsive disorder, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobia, p... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Drug Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Drug Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
This article reviews current pharmacotherapeutic options for obsessive-compulsive disorder, as well as augmentation strategies for OCD that is resistant to first-line therapies.U.S. Pharmacist (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pharmacist Journal Article Source Type: news
Science Brings New Insight Into Origins of OCD
FRIDAY, June 30, 2023 -- California psychiatrist Dr. Carolyn Rodriguez once had a patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who washed his hands so often that he had to wear gloves to cover his cracked and swollen skin. “People with... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 30, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Two million Brits may be hooked on antidepressants after taking them for at least half a decade
More than 8million patients in England are prescribed the drugs to help with the likes of depression, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Risk of Adverse Pregnancy, Neonatal Outcomes Up With Maternal OCD
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 -- Women with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have increased risk of adverse pregnancy, delivery, and neonatal outcomes, according to a study published online June 14 in JAMA Network Open.
Lorena Fernández de la... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
What It Really Means to Have Intrusive Thoughts
On average, people have about 6,200 thoughts each day. Inevitably, some will be unwanted, alarming, or just plain strange.
You know the kind: You’re driving down the freeway and suddenly visualize yanking the steering wheel to the left and careening into a ravine. Or you’re admiring the crashing waves beneath you—and, out of the blue, imagine pushing your partner off the cliff.
Both are examples of intrusive thoughts, and while they might feel upsetting when they strike, most of the time, they’re perfectly normal. “We all have these thoughts, and for the most part, we don’t really do any...
Source: TIME: Health - June 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Angela Haupt Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Mental Health TIME 2030 Wellbeing Source Type: news
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A new experimental treatment helps the debilitating effects of obsessive compulsive disorder. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Disclosure of traumatic details and obsessive-compulsive contamination symptoms in sexual assault survivors - Pinciotti CM, Luehrs R, Horvath G, Orchowski LM, Badour CL.
OBJECTIVE: Contamination concerns are common following sexual victimization and are associated with increased attentional bias and difficulty disengaging from contamination cues. While most survivors of sexual trauma disclose their experience to others, it... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Violence and Weapons Issues Source Type: news
The association between childhood trauma and motor structure in obsessive-compulsive rituals: an ethological and evolutionary approach - Tonna M, Ottoni R, Borrelli DF, Gambol ò L, Dell'Uva L, Di Donna A, Parmigiani S, Marchesi C.
OBJECTIVE: Ethological models have highlighted a specific motor structure of compulsions in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), based on the rigid repetitions of acts, and with the adaptive significance of facing unpredictable conditions. Such an evolutio... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Why Does He Rock His Body?
Discussion
Stereotypies are “…patterned, repetitive, purposeless, involuntary movements that are also rhythmic and continual and tend to change little over time.” They occur at all times of the day, and can get worse with stress or heightened emotions including happiness. Stereotypies more often occur in children with developmental disabilities (up to 61%), sensory impairments (e.g. blindness) or social deprivation. They can be present more often in patients with autism (up to 88%). They can be seen in ~7% of normally developing children too. Their onset is before age 3 years and tend to improve over year...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - May 22, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Suicide risk in obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case report - Morais J, Roque M, Santos Martins F, Fonseca S, Moreira R.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic psychiatric disorder characterized by obsessions and compulsions. It affects about 2.5% of people throughout their life and usually emerges in infancy/adolescence or early adulthood. Despite high levels of s... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Focal Analysis of the relation between the components of mobile addiction and the rate of young people high-risk driving behaviors - Sharifi Rahnmo S, Seraji F, Sharifi Rahnmo M, Nouri E, Fathi A.
Introduction
... [1-3]. The word "addiction" is used in recent studies to describe a wide range of behaviors, such as cell phone abuse [4]. Mobile addiction is a non-substance and behavioral addiction which is called as an obsessive-compulsive disorder [5... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Personality Disorders May Be Undiagnosed in Older Adults
Personality disorders are fairly common, effecting approximately 9% of U.S. adults. Yet in older adults personality disorders often aren ’t recognized, formally diagnosed, or treated. Instead, these disorders may be dismissed or attributed to personality quirks. People with avoidant and dependent personalities may seem eager to please or to prevent conflict or drama, whereas someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder may just seem extremely neat and organized. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 27, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Joanne Kaldy Source Type: news
