We assessed correlates of obsessive-compulsive (OCPD), schizotypal (SPD) and borderline (BPD) personality disorders in 110 obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients. We found OCD patients with OCPD (20.9%) to exhibit higher rates of hoarding and bipolar disorders, increased severity of hoarding and symmetry, lower prevalence of unacceptable thoughts involving sex and religion and less non-pl...

Benincasa hispida Cogn. (Cucurbitaceae) commonly known as wax gourd (1) is an important ingredient of kushmanda lehyam, an Ayurvedic medicine widely used as rejuvenative agent (Rasayana) in treatment of epilepsy and other nervous disorders (2). In Ayurvedic system of medicine, Benincasa hispida fruits are used for treatment of schizophrenia and other psychologic disorders (3). Methanolic extrac...

introduction : the aim of this study was to compare obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) comorbidity in early and late onset bipolar i disorder and to explore the pattern of obsessive symptoms in these two groups. methods : a total of 100 inpatients with early and late bipolar disorder were admitted in the child, adolescent and adult psychiatric ward. they were recruited to the study through con...

Introduction Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a condition that affects an individual’s normal behaviour. It arises from anxiety and is caused by a range of genetic and environmental factors. Objectives To investigate whether parenting styles and behaviours are a causal factor of OCD. Methods To find relevant articles, the following key words were typed into SCOPUS and ISI Web of Knowledge...

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a disabling and prevalent disorder with a variety of clinical presentations and obsessional themes. Recently, research has begun to investigate relationship-related obsessive–compulsive (OC) symptoms including relationship-centered and partner-focused OC symptoms. In this paper, we present relationship obsessive–compulsive disorder (ROCD), delineate its ma...

INTRODUCTION Misinterpretation of intrusive thoughts because of obsessive beliefs has been thought to be important in the development of obsessive compulsive symptoms. In current study, (I) the difference between OCD patients and healthy controls in regard of obsessive beliefs and (II) the relation of obsesive beliefs with the prevelance and severity of obsessive compulsive symptoms was investi...

objective: the fact that some antidepressants with strong effects on serotonin reuptake blockade fail to relieve obsessive-compulsive symptoms has caused growing interest in investigating noradrenergic function in obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) . in light of the above, we undertook a trial to investigate whether the combination of citalopram with nortriptyline is more effective in treating...

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) are associated with elevated depression, suicidality, functional impairment, and days housebound, yet little research has identified risk factors for these outcomes. Using path analysis, the present study examined anxiety and shame as risk factors for these outcomes across Internet-recruited self-report groups (BDD [n = 114]...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between obsessional dissociation, family accommodation, and anxiety sensitivity in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
 Materials Methods: participants descriptive relationship-seeking were 62 OCD 43 healthy controls. We collected data using a sociodemographic form, Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBO...

BACKGROUND Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a very disabling condition with a chronic course, if left untreated. Though cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) with or without selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) is the method of choice, up to one third of individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) do not respond to treatment in terms of at least 35% improvement of sympto...