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The effect of attention training on a behavioral test of contamination fears in individuals with subclinical obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
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In the current study, we evaluated the effectiveness of attention training in individuals with subclinical obsessive-compulsive symptoms. We hypothesized that after completing attention training, participants would be more likely to complete steps in a hierarchy approaching their feared contaminant compared with participants in the control condition. Participants completed a probe detection task by identifying letters replacing one member of a pair of words (neutral or contamination related). We trained attention by building a contingency between the location of the contamination-related word in the active condition and no...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Psychology - February 9, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Najmi, Sadia; Amir, Nader Source Type: journals
What Is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?Email this article to a colleague.
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a type of anxiety disorder. It causes obsessive thoughts and fears that lead to engage in compulsive behavior. It is a chronic mental health condition. A person suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder may realize that their obsessions are not reasonable, and may try to ignore them or stop them. But that only increases distress and anxiety... (Source: Mental Health News From Medical News Today)
Source: Mental Health News From Medical News Today - February 8, 2010 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Mental Health Source Type: news
Treatment for Obsessive Compulsive DisorderEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Current Psychiatry Reviews - February 5, 2010 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tyagi, HimanshuDrummond, Lynne M.Fineberg, Naomi A. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
What Is the Best Way to Treat This Teen's OCD?Email this article to a colleague.
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Test your knowledge with these USMLE sample questions. USMLEasy from McGraw-Hill (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 3, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Med Students Source Type: news
Deep-brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens in obsessive compulsive disorder: clinical, surgical and electrophysiological considerations in two consecutive patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract Obsessive compulsive disorder is a highly disabling pathological condition which in the most severe and drug-resistant form
can severely impair social, cognitive and interpersonal functioning. Deep-brain stimulation has been demonstrated to be an
effective and safe interventional procedure in such refractory forms in selected cases. We here report the first Italian experience
in the treatment of this pathology by means of nucleus accumbens stimulation, pointing out to some technical data which could
be of help in localization of the target.
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Source: Neurological Sciences - February 3, 2010 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurological Sciences Source Type: journals
Excessive hoarding in Parkinson's diseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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This study investigates hoarding tendency amongst patients with PD, and its association with impulsive-compulsive spectrum behaviors (ICBs). We compare clinical features, measures of hoarding, impulse buying, self-control, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, depression, and anxiety in 39 patients with PD with ICBs (PD + ICB), 61 patients with PD without ICBs (PD - ICB), and 50 healthy controls. A much higher proportion of PD + ICB (27.8%) than PD - ICB (3.5%) were hoarders (P = 0.001). 6% of healthy controls were hoarders. Compulsive shoppers scored higher than other varieties of ICB on excessive acquisition measures. Hoarding ...
Source: Movement Disorders - February 3, 2010 Category: Neurology Authors: Sean S. O'Sullivan, Atbin Djamshidian, Andrew H. Evans, Clare M. Loane, Andrew J. Lees, Andrew D. Lawrence Source Type: journals
Abnormalities of Visual Processing and Frontostriatal Systems in Body Dysmorphic Disorder [Original Article]Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions These results suggest abnormalities in visual processing and frontostriatal systems in BDD. Hypoactivation in the occipital cortex for low spatial frequency faces may indicate either primary visual system abnormalities for configural face elements or top-down modulation of visual processing. Frontostriatal hyperactivity may be associated both with aversion and with symptoms of obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. (Source: Archives of General Psychiatry)
Source: Archives of General Psychiatry - February 1, 2010 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Feusner, J. D., Moody, T., Hembacher, E., Townsend, J., McKinley, M., Moller, H., Bookheimer, S. Tags: Neurology, Functional Imaging, Psychiatry, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Psychiatry, Other, Radiologic Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Original Article Source Type: journals
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of No Benefit in OCDEmail this article to a colleague.
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Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) had no therapeutic effect on refractory symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in a small study in South Korea. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 1, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
From Impulsivity to Compulsivity: Neural and Neurochemical BasisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Research in Dr. Robbins' lab spans the areas of cognitive neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience and psychopharmacology. Main work focuses on the functions of the frontal lobes of the brain and their connections with other regions. These brain systems are relevant to such psychiatric and neurological disorders as Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease, dementia, schizophrenia, depression, drug addiction, obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, as well as frontal lobe injury. Dr. Robbins' lab uses a variety of methods for studying these systems, including sophisticated psychological para...
Source: Videocast - All Events - February 1, 2010 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: events
Personalized Intervention for Hoarders at Risk of Eviction [Frontline Reports]Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Psychiatr Serv - February 1, 2010 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rodriguez, C., Panero, L., Tannen, A. Tags: Housing and Vocational Support, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Behavior Therapy Frontline Reports Source Type: journals
Expert witnesses are likely to lose their protection against negligenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: BMJ Online First - February 1, 2010 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Dyer, C. Tags: Adjustment disorders, Anxiety disorders (including OCD and PTSD), Human rights NEWS Source Type: journals
Why the mirror liesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Everyone checks themselves in the mirror now and then, but that experience can be horrifying for individuals suffering from body dysmorphic disorder, or BDD, a psychiatric condition that causes them to believe, wrongly, that they appear disfigured and ugly. These people tend to fixate on minute details — every tiny blemish looms huge — rather than viewing their face as a whole.
Now researchers at UCLA have determined that the brains of people with BDD have abnormalities in processing visual input, particularly when examining their own face. Further, they found that the same systems of the brain are overac...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - February 1, 2010 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: organizations
Why the mirror liesEmail this article to a colleague.
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(University of California - Los Angeles) Researchers at UCLA have determined that the brains of people with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), a psychiatric condition that causes them, wrongly, to believe they appear disfigured and ugly, have abnormalities in processing visual input when it comes to examining their own face. Further, they found that the same systems of the brain are overactive in BDD and in obsessive-compulsive disorder, suggesting a link between the two. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 1, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Break The Nail Biting HabitEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nail biting, is related to skin picking and hair pulling. Skin picking, hair pulling, and nail biting are labeled as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - February 1, 2010 Category: Disability Tags: Hypnotherapy Source Type: info
Increased prevalence of nocturnal smoking in restless legs syndrome (RLS)Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: We demonstrate an increased prevalence of NS in patients with RLS, in many cases associated with increased SRED. NS may be associated with psychopathological traits in RLS and may be relevant in the management of RLS patients. (Source: Sleep Medicine)
Source: Sleep Medicine - February 1, 2010 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: F. Provini, E. Antelmi, L. Vignatelli, A. Zaniboni, G. Naldi, G. Calandra-Buonaura, R. Vetrugno, G. Plazzi, F. Pizza, P. Montagna Tags: Brief Communication Source Type: journals
Obsessive-compulsive disorder in postmenopausal women: prevalence, clinical features, and comorbidity.Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: OCD was not rare in postmenopausal women admitted to a gynaecology outpatient clinic. In addition, OCD appears to be frequently comorbid with depressive or other anxiety disorders in the postmenopausal period.
PMID: 20113307 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry)
Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry - February 1, 2010 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Uguz F, Sahingoz M, Gezginc K, Karatayli R Tags: Aust N Z J Psychiatry Source Type: journals
Tourette's syndromeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract: TS is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by multiple motor tics and vocal tics which leads to significant social and educational impairment with frequent comorbid conditions such as ADHD, OCD. The diagnosis is based predominantly on the history and observation of the tics and there are no investigations which will prove or disprove TS. TS children may benefit from combined assessment from paediatricians and child psychiatry/psychology teams particularly if the children have associated comorbidities. Outcome is likely to be favourable in at least 50% of children. (Source: Paediatrics and Child Health)
Source: Paediatrics and Child Health - February 1, 2010 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Kamath Tallur, Robert A. Minns Tags: Occasional Review Source Type: journals
Orbital frontal cortex in treatment-naïve pediatric obsessive–compulsive disorderEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract: The orbital frontal cortex (OFC) has been implicated in obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). Participants comprised 28 treatment-naïve pediatric OCD patients and 21 controls, who were examined using magnetic resonance imaging. OCD patients had larger right but not left OFC white matter volume than controls. This is fresh evidence implicating white matter in OCD. (Source: Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging)
Source: Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging - January 29, 2010 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Frank MacMaster, Anvi Vora, Phillip Easter, Carrie Rix, David Rosenberg Tags: Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence Source Type: journals
Reduced prefrontal gyrification in obsessive–compulsive disorderEmail this article to a colleague.
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In conclusion, prefrontal hypogyrification in OCD patients may be a structural correlate of the impairment in executive
function of this patient group and may point to a neurodevelopmental origin of this disease.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original PaperDOI 10.1007/s00406-009-0096-zAuthors
Thomas Wobrock, Georg-August-University Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Von-Siebold-Str. 5 37075 Göttingen GermanyOliver Gruber, Georg-August-University Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Von-Siebold-Str. 5 37075 Göttingen GermanyAndrew M. McIntosh, University of Edinburgh Department of Psychiatry Edi...
Source: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience - January 29, 2010 Category: Neuroscience Tags: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience Source Type: journals
Doctors need better training to help war veteransEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: BMJ Online First - January 28, 2010 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Eaton, L. Tags: General practice / family medicine, Drug misuse (including addiction), Prison medicine, Alcohol-related disorders, Anxiety disorders (including OCD and PTSD), Drugs misuse (including addiction), Suicide (psychiatry), Suicide (public health) NEWS Source Type: journals
OCD and ExerciseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Some recent studies suggest that adding exercise to your treatment package could be helpful for reducing OCD symptoms. Do you currently exercise? Have you found exercise helpful in reducing your OCD symptoms? If so, what kind of exercise have you found the most helpful? Share your experience.OCD and Exercise originally appeared on About.com Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder on Monday, February 1st, 2010 at 20:44:43.Permalink | Comment | Email this (Source: About.com Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
Source: About.com Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - January 28, 2010 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: consumer
Health advice: germ-phobiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Britain's leading health and wellbeing specialists answer your questions. (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - January 27, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: OCD germ-phobia health advice obsessive-compulsive disorder cognitive behavioural therapy anxiety disorder psychiatrist response prevention Source Type: news
Psychiatric disorders in adult-onset focal dystonia: A case-control studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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In a single-center, case-control study, we investigated the frequency and types of psychiatric disturbances in 89 consecutive patients with various primary focal dystonias (34 had cervical dystonia (CD), 28 blepharospasm (BPS), 16 laryngeal dystonia (LD), and 11 arm dystonia), 62 healthy control subjects and as controls for BPS, 26 patients with hemifacial spasm (HFS). Patients and controls underwent a full psychiatric evaluation. Diagnosis was based on the structured clinical interview for DSM-IV, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) was assessed with the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive scale, anxiety with the Hamilton Rat...
Source: Movement Disorders - January 27, 2010 Category: Neurology Authors: Giovanni Fabbrini, Isabella Berardelli, Germana Moretti, Massimo Pasquini, Maria Bloise, Carlo Colosimo, Massimo Biondi, Alfredo Berardelli Source Type: journals
Dopamine receptor modulation of repetitive grooming actions in the rat: Potential relevance for Tourette syndrome.Email this article to a colleague.
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Studies of rodent grooming can provide valuable insight for dopamine contributions to the initiation, organization, and repetition of motor patterns. This information is useful for understanding how brain dysfunctions contribute to movement disorders such as Tourette syndrome and obsessive compulsive disorder, in which patients are driven to reiterate particular movement patterns. In rodents, dopamine D1 receptor stimulation causes a complex behavioral super-stereotypy in the form of excessive production and rigid execution of whole sequences of movements known as syntactic grooming chains. Sequential super-stereotypy ...
Source: Brain Research - January 26, 2010 Category: Neurology Authors: Taylor JL, Rajbhandari AK, Berridge KC, Aldridge JW Tags: Brain Res Source Type: journals
Random SamplesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Surprise in the Y | Foreign Brains Sticking | Watery King | Doggy OCD (Source: Science: Current Issue)
Source: Science: Current Issue - January 22, 2010 Category: Science Authors: Stewart Wills (mailto:swills at aaas.org) Source Type: journals
Are you addicted to sex?Email this article to a colleague.
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For celebrities such as Tiger Woods, checking into a sex addiction clinic seems to be the norm these days when you have been accused of infidelity. But is it a real medical condition – or simply a convenient excuse?A lot of people tend to think sex addiction doesn't actually exist. That's not just ordinary people, those of us who only ever really get to hear about the issue when celebrities such as Tiger Woods or Russell Brand check into an exclusive clinic and who therefore can't help wondering, when the news miraculously finds its way into the media, how much this is about a genuine problem, and how much about ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 22, 2010 Category: Science Authors: Jon Henley Tags: Health & wellbeing Relationships Celebrity Tiger Woods Social trends Society Sexual health Life and style Science Psychology The Guardian Features Source Type: news
Response to OCD MedicationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Although treatment of OCD symptoms with OCD medication such as Prozac (Fluoxetine), Zoloft (Sertraline) and Paxil (Paroxetine) or the tricyclic antidepressant Anafranil (Clomipramine) can be effective, not everyone responds to OCD medication. Let’s explore the factors that predict whether you’ll respond to OCD medication. (Source: About.com Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
Source: About.com Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - January 22, 2010 Category: Psychiatry Tags: health Source Type: consumer
Unilateral deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens in patients with treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder: Outcomes after one yearEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: DBS of the unilateral right nucleus accumbens showed encouraging results in patients with treatment-resistant OCD. Five out of ten patients reached at least a partial response after the first year. (Source: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery)
Source: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery - January 21, 2010 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Wolfgang Huff, Doris Lenartz, Michael Schormann, Sun-Hee Lee, Jens Kuhn, Anastosious Koulousakis, Juergen Mai, Joerg Daumann, Mohammad Maarouf, Joachim Klosterkötter, Volker Sturm Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals
Belief in the obsessional doubt as a real probability and its relation to other obsessive-compulsive beliefs and to the severity of symptomatology.Email this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSIONS: Belief in the obsessional doubt as a real probability may be an important dimension to consider when evaluating OC beliefs in treatment resistant OCD, particularly in people who have low perceived ability to resist rituals.
PMID: 20085687 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The British Journal of Clinical Psychology)
Source: The British Journal of Clinical Psychology - January 21, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Grenier S, O'Connor KP, Bélanger C Tags: Br J Clin Psychol Source Type: journals
Night shifts/calls may lead to increased risk for cardiovascular diseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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The cardiovascular risks associated with night shift work in medical staff have been suspected for years.
Coronary heart disease (CHD) incidence was investigated in a previous study of 79,109 women from the Nurses Health Study, and observed raised rates among night shift workers, particularly those who had worked for more than 6 years on rotating shifts (51% increased risk). Studies have also demonstrated an increased incidence of the metabolic syndrome in shift workers.
The authors of this study evaluated the effects of a 24 hour physicians on-call duty (OCD) (‘night shift’) compared with a ‘regular’ day at work...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - January 21, 2010 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Residents Cardiology Education Source Type: info
Dealing With Stigma in the WorkplaceEmail this article to a colleague.
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If you have OCD, work -- seeking out, obtaining and maintaining gainful employment -- can be extremely challenging. While symptoms of OCD can get in the way of completing the required duties of a particular job, there is also the significant challenge of stigma, prejudice and discrimination that is associated with mental illness. Have you ever been discriminated against at work because of your OCD? If so, how did you cope with it? Share your experience.Dealing With Stigma in the Workplace originally appeared on About.com Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder on Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at 21:38:33.Permalink | Comment | Email...
Source: About.com Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - January 20, 2010 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: consumer
Compulsive Dogs Yield Clues to Human OCD, AutismEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Compulsive Dogs Yield Clues to Human OCD, AutismCategory: Health NewsCreated: 1/19/2010 8:10:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 1/19/2010 (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)
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Update on Deep Brain Stimulation for Neuropsychiatric Disorders.Email this article to a colleague.
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has proven a powerful treatment for medication refractory movement disorders. Success in this group of patients has allowed preliminary studies of DBS to proceed in severe and medication resistant cases of depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette's syndrome (TS). Pathophysiological and imaging studies along with attempts at lesioning the basal ganglia, have offered clues as to nodes in the circuitry that may be amenable to neuromodulation. DBS in neuropsychiatric illness has offered hope, but at this time rigorous screening by interdisciplinary and ethical teams should b...
Source: Neurobiology of Disease - January 19, 2010 Category: Neurology Authors: Ward HE, Hwynn N, Okun MS Tags: Neurobiol Dis Source Type: journals
Scientists Find a Shared Gene in Dogs With Compulsive BehaviorEmail this article to a colleague.
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A key to understanding obsessive behavior in people may lie in some dogs. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - January 18, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By MARK DERR Tags: Dogs Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Genetics and Heredity Anxiety Animals Veterinary Medicine Medicine and Health Source Type: news
From Throat to Mind: Strep Today, Anxiety Later?Email this article to a colleague.
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Can a case of strep throat lead to a mental disorder? Some children seem to acquire behaviors associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) after being infected with the Streptococcus bacterium, but for decades skeptics have claimed the connection is nothing but a coincidence. Now a new study in mice offers compelling evidence that strep can indeed affect the mind.In the 1980s Susan Swedo, a pediatrician at the National Institute of Mental Health, came across several cases of children who seemed to have developed tics and behaviors resembling OCD, such as excessive hand washing, overnight. Swedo noticed that the chil...
Source: Scientific American Topic - Medical Technology - January 18, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Biology,Health & Medicine,Mind Brain,Technology,Neurological Disorders,Neuroscience,Biotechnology,Biotechnology,Infectious Diseases,Medical Technology Source Type: info
From Throat to Mind: Strep Today, Anxiety Later?Email this article to a colleague.
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Can a case of strep throat lead to a mental disorder? Some children seem to acquire behaviors associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) after being infected with the Streptococcus bacterium, but for decades skeptics have claimed the connection is nothing but a coincidence. Now a new study in mice offers compelling evidence that strep can indeed affect the mind.In the 1980s Susan Swedo, a pediatrician at the National Institute of Mental Health, came across several cases of children who seemed to have developed tics and behaviors resembling OCD, such as excessive hand washing, overnight. Swedo noticed that the chil...
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - January 18, 2010 Category: Science Tags: Biology,Health & Medicine,Mind Brain,Technology,Neurological Disorders,Neuroscience,Biotechnology,Biotechnology,Infectious Diseases,Medical Technology Source Type: journals
From Throat to Mind: Strep Today, Anxiety Later?Email this article to a colleague.
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Can a case of strep throat lead to a mental disorder? Some children seem to acquire behaviors associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) after being infected with the Streptococcus bacterium, but for decades skeptics have claimed the connection is nothing but a coincidence. Now a new study in mice offers compelling evidence that strep can indeed affect the mind.In the 1980s Susan Swedo, a pediatrician at the National Institute of Mental Health, came across several cases of children who seemed to have developed tics and behaviors resembling OCD, such as excessive hand washing, overnight. Swedo noticed that the chil...
Source: Scientific American Topic - Biotechnology - January 18, 2010 Category: Biotechnology Tags: Biology,Health & Medicine,Mind Brain,Technology,Neurological Disorders,Neuroscience,Biotechnology,Biotechnology,Infectious Diseases,Medical Technology Source Type: info
Dating Someone With OCDEmail this article to a colleague.
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Although any intimate relationship has its ups and downs, dating someone with OCD can present some additional challenges as well as provides opportunities for growth. Above all, it is important to remember that an illness is what a person has, not who they are. Let’s explore how to cope with dating someone with OCD. (Source: About.com Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
Source: About.com Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - January 16, 2010 Category: Psychiatry Tags: health Source Type: consumer
The impact of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder on the treatment response of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorderEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract Few case series studies have addressed the issue of treatment response in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
and comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and there are no prospective studies addressing response to conventional
treatment in OCD patients with a history of trauma (HT). The present study aimed to investigate, prospectively, the impact
of HT or PTSD on two systematic, first-line treatments for OCD. Two hundred and nineteen non-treatment-resistant OCD outpatients
were treated with either group cognitive-behavioral therapy (GCBT n = 147) or monotherapy with ...
Source: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience - January 15, 2010 Category: Neuroscience Tags: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience Source Type: journals
Habit Reversal TrainingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Habit reversal training is a behavioral therapy that is effective in reducing tics associated with Tourette’s syndrome as well as troublesome behaviors associated with impulse control disorders such trichotilomania (hair-pulling) and pathological skin picking. Let’s explore the basics of habit reversal training. (Source: About.com Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
Source: About.com Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - January 14, 2010 Category: Psychiatry Tags: health Source Type: consumer
A Norwegian version of the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory–Revised: Psychometric propertiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Solem, S., Hjemdal, O., Vogel, P.A. & Stiles, T.C. (2010). A Norwegian version of the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory[ndash]Revised: Psychometric properties. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. The aims of this study were to test the psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory[ndash]Revised (OCI-R). The study included a student/community control sample (N = 1167) and a clinical sample (N = 72) with a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The results indicated a good fit for the six-factor structure of the OCI-R. The mean scores and standard deviations were similar to th...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - January 13, 2010 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: STIAN SOLEM, ODIN HJEMDAL, PATRICK A. VOGEL, TORE C. STILES Source Type: journals
Coping With StigmaEmail this article to a colleague.
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If you have OCD, work -- seeking out, obtaining and maintaining gainful employment -- can be extremely challenging. While symptoms of OCD can get in the way of completing the required duties of a particular job, there is also the significant challenge of stigma, prejudice and discrimination that is associated with mental illness. Have you ever been discriminated against at work because of your OCD? If so, how did you cope with it? Share your experience.Coping With Stigma originally appeared on About.com Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 at 11:49:48.Permalink | Comment | Email this (Source: Abou...
Source: About.com Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - January 13, 2010 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: consumer
Are people living next to mobile phone base stations more strained? Relationship of health concerns, self-estimated distance to base station, and psychological parametersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions:</b> We conclude that self-declared base station neighbors are more strained than others. EMF-related health concerns cannot explain these findings. Further research should identify if actual EMF exposure or other factors are responsible for these results. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - January 12, 2010 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Augner Christoph, Hacker Gerhard W Source Type: journals
Prevalence of anxiety disorders in patients with refractory focal epilepsy-a prospective clinic based survey.Email this article to a colleague.
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In conclusion, anxiety disorders are frequent in patients with refractory focal epilepsy, and clinicians should carefully examine their patients with this important comorbidity in mind.
PMID: 20075009 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour)
Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - January 12, 2010 Category: Neurology Authors: Brandt C, Schoendienst M, Trentowska M, May TW, Pohlmann-Eden B, Tuschen-Caffier B, Schrecke M, Fueratsch N, Witte-Boelt K, Ebner A Tags: Epilepsy Behav Source Type: journals
Socioemotional deficits associated with obsessive–compulsive symptomatologyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract: Increasing emphasis has been placed on the role of socioemotional functioning in models of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The present study investigated whether OCD symptoms were associated with capacity for theory of mind (ToM) and basic affect recognition. Non-clinical volunteers (N=204) completed self report measures of OCD and general psychopathology, in addition to behavioral measures of ToM and affect recognition. The results indicated that higher OCD symptoms were associated with reduced ToM, as well as reduced accuracy decoding the specific emotion of disgust. Importantly, these relationships could ...
Source: Psychiatry Research - January 11, 2010 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jessica R. Grisham, Julie D. Henry, Alishia D. Williams, Phoebe E. Bailey Tags: Anxiety and Personality Disorders Source Type: journals
Relaxation Techniques for OCDEmail this article to a colleague.
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Given that stress is a major trigger of OCD symptoms one of the best ways to cope with OCD symptoms is to learn and practice a number of relaxation techniques. Let’s explore a number of easy relaxation techniques as well as look at OCD symptoms and relaxation techniques. (Source: About.com Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
Source: About.com Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - January 11, 2010 Category: Psychiatry Tags: health Source Type: consumer
A Naturalistic Exploratory Study of the Impact of Demographic, Phenotypic and Comorbid Features in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderEmail this article to a colleague.
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Psychopathology 2010;43:6978 (DOI:10.1159/000274175) (Source: Karger Publishers)
Source: Karger Publishers - January 8, 2010 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals
Canine compulsive disorder gene identified in dogsEmail this article to a colleague.
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(University of Massachusetts Medical School) A collaboration between the University of Massachusetts Medical School, the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University and the Broad Institute at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has identified a genetic locus on canine chromosome 7 which coincides with an increased risk of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) susceptibility. The findings suggest that particular genetic proteins may possibly influence central nervous system development and increase the risk of OCD. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 7, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Canine compulsive disorder gene identifiedEmail this article to a colleague.
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(University of Massachusetts Medical School) A collaboration between the University of Massachusetts Medical School, the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University and the Broad Institute at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has identified a genetic locus on canine chromosome 7 which coincides with an increased risk of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) susceptibility. The findings suggest that particular genetic proteins may possibly influence central nervous system development and increase the risk of OCD. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 7, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
OCD and DepressionEmail this article to a colleague.
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If you have OCD, you probably know that you are at a greater risk for developing other forms of mental illness. One of the most common mental illnesses to occur with OCD is major depressive disorder. Unfortunately, the presence of depression can often have a negative impact on the treatment of OCD symptoms. Have your OCD symptoms made you feel depressed from time to time? If so, what have you found effective for dealing with symptoms of depression? Share your experience.OCD and Depression originally appeared on About.com Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder on Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 at 13:43:13.Permalink | Comment | Emai...
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