Given the equivocal state of the literature as to the symptom-level specificity of the cognitive variable labeled negative problem orientation (NPO), we targeted NPO-symptom relations. A clinical sample (N = 132) of adults diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, mood disorder, or obsessive-compulsive disorder completed self-reports of NPO and symptom types (worry, depression, obsessive-compulsive, ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) frequently coexist. To understand whether childhood ADHD can increase the risk of OCD in adulthood and whether it influences the phenomenology of OCD, we investigated the symptoms of ADHD during childhood in obsessive-compulsive adults who had never been diagnosed as ADHD. Adults with OCD (n = 83) were g...

the response rate to the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd) is 21.6% to 61.3%, which shows a relative resistance to current treatments and a need for novel therapeutic approaches. here we report a case of resistant ocd with fast and dramatic response to a relatively new method of repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation. in this method a pulse magnetic field  emits from a coil o...

OBJECTIVE To describe and discuss evidence-based articles on the neurobiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette syndrome. SOURCES OF DATA A review of the most relevant papers on the phenomenology, neuroanatomy, neuroimaging, genetic and immunological aspects of these two disorders was performed. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS Ritualistic behaviors and repetitive thoughts have been exte...

Relevance. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is the third most common psychiatric disorder, potentially disabling with significant social and economic consequences. In Russia, little attention paid to study of OCD, which leads problem differential diagnosis effective treatment OCD. One reasons for insufficient OCD lack validated Russian questionnaires diagnosing The purpose this work initial ...

Objective: The prevalence rate of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) was found to be higher in women during pregnancy and puerperium than that estimated in the general population. Additionally, the symptomatology of OCD shows several variations during the lifetime of women. Objective of the current study was to examine the clinical characteristics and comorbidity with other anxiety and mood di...

The aim of this present study is to examine the efficacy of attribution retraining group therapy (ARGT) and to compare the responses of outpatients with major depression disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). We carried out a prospective uncontrolled intervention study with a 8-weeks of ARGT on sixty three outpatients with MDD, GAD or OCD. Ha...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is considered as a rare disorder in children. According to cognitive theories, criticism triggers responsibility behavior and thus causes obsessive behaviors. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of beliefs associated with responsibility in the relationship between external criticism of parents and obs...

BACKGROUND Issues of personal control have been proposed to play a central role in the aetiology and maintenance of eating disorders. Empirical evidence supporting this relationship is inconsistent, partly due to the multiplicity of constructs used to define "control". This study compares six commonly used measures of control with the aim of determining which operationalisation of control is mo...