Obsessive compulsive disorder is still considered primarily an anxiety disorder, though historically there has always been a question of whether obsessive-compulsive symptoms may be more properly considered psychotic in nature, the so-called schizo-obsessive disorder or subtype. A case is presented here of a middle-aged man with debilitating obsessive-compulsive symptoms of sudden onset in his ...

during the past three decades, there have been several studies concerning the efficacy of drugs and behavior therapy for treating obsessivecompulsive disorder. the high rates of relapse, and number of patients withour any improvement has turned clinicians attention toward the cognitive-behavior therapy (cbt) for the treatment of this disorder.this article has examined the efficacy of cognitive ...

Introduction: Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a clinical syndrome, characterized by disturbing and intrusive thoughts, images, or impulses repetitive behaviors. Aim: This study aimed to present structural model for predicting the symptoms of obsessivecompulsive based on religious adherence commitment evaluate mediating role personality function. Method: was descriptive correlational performed ...

the study aimed to evaluate the correlation of maladjusted schema and locus of control with ocd, with the emphasis on cognitive approach to ocd.in this study, 273 iranian participants were selected; of whom, 30% were male and 70% were female. participants' age ranged from 19 to 34 and the mean age for the sample was 23.42(sd=2.46). participants completed questionnaire batteries including measur...

objective: carpal tunnel syndrome (cts) is the most frequent local neuropathy which often relapses despite treatment. this study is performed to determine the frequency of obsessive compulsive disorders in cts as a main reason for relapse in patients referring to electro-diagnosis clinic during year 2007. methods: in a case control study we considered two groups of subjects: with cts (cases) an...

introduction social physique anxiety (spa) and obsessive-compulsive disorders (ocd) are highly correlated and have been considered to be important in understanding eating problems. howeverspa and ocd have not been directly studied with respect to eating problems. thus, the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between spa and ocd and measures of eating problems.materials and methods...

Objective: This is a case report discussing the comorbidity of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and schizophrenia. Such clinical phenomenon merits recognition as a distinct subgroup of schizophrenia with unique challenges and treatment needs. Method: A case report presenting schizophrenia with preceding obsessive-compulsive disorder over five years. Results: This report describes the clinica...

Compulsive hoarding is a common and often disabling neuropsychiatric disorder. This article reviews the phenomenology, etiology, neurobiology, and treatment of compulsive hoarding. Compulsive hoarding is part of a discrete clinical syndrome that includes difficulty discarding, urges to save, clutter, excessive acquisition, indecisiveness, perfectionism, procrastination, disorganization, and avo...