Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: PW138
Diagnosis: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
US Patients: 1.2% at a given time
World Patients:
Sex Ratio:
Age Onset: before age 35
Brain Area: smaller dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is only one part of the brain apparently involved. Nucleus accumbens stimulation has helped.
Symptoms: out-of-control routines with repeated thoughts-obessions; repeated actions-compulsions; sex, organization, cleaning, hoarding
Progression:
Causes: genetic affected by several different genes; depression, drug use, anxiety
Medications: antidepressants, SSRIs,
Therapies: CBT may help, but there are insufficient studies proving its worth.
Youtube Video: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Amazon or Library Book: Standing Up to OCD: Workbook for Kids
Amazon or Library Book:
Rewire Your OCD Brain
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Support Group: iocdf.org; 617-973-5801
(International OCD Foundation
– This website includes a meeting directory.)
4 CURRENT ARTICLES
FROM PUBMED
The world-wide medical research
reports chosen for each diagnosis
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PubMed article’s summary-abstract.
- Insomnia Severity Predicts Psychiatric Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Study Investigating the Partial Mediations of Worry and Ruminationby Kutlu Kağan Türkarslan on May 17, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: Interventions targeting the reduction of insomnia severity and maladaptive emotion regulation strategies (e.g., worry and rumination), as well as the enhancement of adaptive emotion regulation strategies (e.g., positive refocusing and mindfulness), may alleviate the adverse effects of insomnia on psychiatric symptoms.
- The effects of Shaoma Zhijing granules and its main components on Tourette syndromeby Qian Zhao on May 17, 2024
CONCLUSION: This comprehensive analysis lays the foundation for an extensive exploration of the feasibility and clinical applications of SMZJG in TS treatment.
- Clinical efficacy of deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) in psychiatric and cognitive disorders: A systematic reviewby Anne-Marie Di Passa on May 17, 2024
Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) has gained attention as an enhanced form of traditional TMS, targeting broader and deeper regions of the brain. However, a fulsome synthesis of dTMS efficacy across psychiatric and cognitive disorders using sham-controlled trials is lacking. We systematically reviewed 28 clinical trials comparing active dTMS to a sham/controlled condition to characterize dTMS efficacy across diverse psychiatric and cognitive disorders. A comprehensive search of APA...
- French guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Tourette syndromeby A Hartmann on May 17, 2024
The term "Gilles de la Tourette syndrome", or the more commonly used term "Tourette syndrome" (TS) refers to the association of motor and phonic tics which evolve in a context of variable but frequent psychiatric comorbidity. The syndrome is characterized by the association of several motor tics and at least one phonic tic that have no identifiable cause, are present for at least one year and appear before the age of 18. The presence of coprolalia is not necessary to establish or rule out the...