when a literature review on pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) is ‎performed, it is observed that there is a dearth of research on preschool period ocd ‎cases. although cognitive behavioral therapy is recommended as the first line of ‎treatment in preschool ocd cases when patients do not show adequate response to ‎cbt, psychopharmacological treatment offers an alternative. the first ...

Research implicates frontostriatal pathophysiology in both attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Nevertheless, ADHD is characterized with frontostriatal hypoactivity and OCD with hyperactivity. Furthermore, both disorders seem to lie on opposite ends of a clinical impulsive-compulsive continuum. While never having directly been compared, and de...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES To address the fact that not all individuals who receive cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) exhibit complete symptom reduction, research has examined factors that predict outcome; however, no studies have examined anxiety sensitivity (AS) as a predictor of outcome of CBT for OCD. AS refers to the fear of anxious arousal that resu...

Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is a focal, idiopathic alteration of subchondral bone structure with the risk for secondary damage to adjacent articular cartilage and the development of premature osteoarthritis. The exact etiology of OCD is unknown, although repetitive microtrauma and vascular insufficiency have been previously described. A genetic predisposition has been suggested, but the exi...

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and is also applicable to patients with both OCD and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, previous studies have reported that CBT for patients with both OCD and ASD might be less effective than for patients with OCD alone. In addition, there is no evidence as to why autistic traits might be ...

BACKGROUND Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the knee is a disorder in juveniles and young adults; however, its etiology still remains unclear. For OCD at the medial femoral condyle (MFC), it is sometimes observed that the lesion has a connection with fibers of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). Although this could be important information related to the etiology of MFC OCD, there is no re...

Since COVID-19 was announced as a pandemic by WHO with strict emphasis on hand washing and disinfection, various media have focused the suffering of patients Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). In eyes general population, those (OCD) are viewed germophobic extreme cleaners who compulsively wash their hands. The same behaviors now encouraged to decrease one’s risk infection transmitting COVID-1...

Abstract Sexual obsessions are common in adolescents with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), but how to address these a developmentally sensitive manner remains under-explored. This report presents the case of an adolescent who experienced unwanted sexual imagery, undergoing conventional exposure and response prevention, which was subsequently augmented imagery-based techniques. approach asso...