Treatment of obsessive-compulsive-bipolar comorbidity is relatively challenging. This case report presents the improvement of both obsessive-compulsive and mood symptoms in a female patient treated with risperidone plus valproate. Her obsessivecompulsive and manic symptoms, as assessed respectively by using The Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) and Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), ...

An emotional Stroop task with four word types (panic threat, obsessive-compulsive threat, general threat, and neutral) and two presentation conditions (supraliminal, subliminal) was used in two experiments. The first experiment involved 21 panic disorder (PD) patients and 20 normal controls; the second experiment 20 PD patients and 20 obsessive-compulsive patients. PD patients, obsessive-compul...

The dualistic model of passion was investigated in a work context. This model states that individuals may develop either a harmonious or obsessive passion for a valued activity. We hypothesized that harmonious passion for work would be positively related to job satisfaction through higher perceptions of belongingness at work. Results from a survey conducted with 278 Norwegian employees showed t...

It was hypothesized that some obese individuals who are obsessed with food and who eat compulsively may not respond to the stimulus control techniques widely used in treating obesity. Sixty-eight participants were administered a measure of obsessive tendencies and randomly assigned to three treatment modalities: (a) Exposure and response prevention; (b) Stimulus control; (c) Control. Results in...

hoarding is characterized by the persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of the value others may attribute to these possessions. hoarding resembles obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd) in several ways. the avoidance of and difficulties with discarding seem to be driven by fears of losing something significant or being responsible for a bad outcome. these could be...

conclusion distinct neurochemical and histological structure changes (cortico-striatal-thalamic-cortical cycle) exist in patients with first-episode ocd. 1h-mrs is capable of identifying these changes by assessing metabolic abnormalities. objectives this study aims to use magnetic resonance spectroscopy (mrs) to discover substance-metabolism abnormalities of brain circuits in patients with firs...

most obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) patients meet psychiatrists 5 to 10 years after onset of ocd .its relatively high prevalence ratio and the delay in seeking help suggest that patients with ocd may seek help at non-psychiatric clinics. the present study was undertaken to provide some epidemiological data on the prevalence and severity of ocd in dermatological patients. the participants i...

the present study aimed to examine the efficacy of metacognitive therapy in treatment of patients with pure obsession.six patients suffering from pure obsession were selected using purposeful sampling method and were included after meeting the inclusion criteria of the study. patients were assessed using the structured clinical interview for dsm- iv axis i disorder - patient edition (scid- i/p)...

background chronic kidney disease (ckd) is a common medical condition among children and obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) is a frequent, chronic, costly, and disabling disorder among them. objectives the aim of this study was to investigate obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) in children with early stages of ckd, and to compare it with the occurrence of ocd in healthy children. patients and ...