Compulsive Behavior - Diagnosis
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Update on pathological skin picking.

30 Jul 2009 Pathological skin picking (PSP) is a disabling disorder characterized by repetitive picking of the skin that causes tissue damage. Estimated to affect 2% to 5.4% of the population, PSP is currently listed as an impulse control disorder not otherwise ... Read more...

The hoarding syndrome: screening and treatment.

29 Jun 2009 Hoarding syndrome is a serious public health hazard. It may pose risk of fire, falls, infestation, and bacterial growth. Hoarding can reduce activities of daily living, adherence to treatment, and quality of life. The hoarder collects excessive ... Read more...

Self-injurious behaviour in Cornelia de Lange syndrome: 1. Prevalence and phenomenology.

29 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: Self-injurious behaviour is frequently identified as part of the behavioural phenotype of Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS). We conducted a case-control study of the prevalence and phenomenology of self-injurious behaviour (SIB) in CdLS. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Compulsive Behavior - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Update on pathological skin picking. 30 Jul 2009
• The hoarding syndrome: screening and treatment. 29 Jun 2009
• Self-injurious behaviour in Cornelia de Lange syndrome: 1. Prevalence and phenomenology. 29 Jun 2009
• Acute changes in obsessions and compulsions following moderate-intensity aerobic exercise among patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. 22 Jun 2009
• [Shopping addiction--the new face of Mammon] 29 Apr 2009
• [Panic attacks simulated by occipital lobe seizures] 29 Apr 2009
• Measuring obsessive-compulsive symptoms: Padua Inventory-Revised vs. Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale. 22 Apr 2009
• A pilot study of impulsivity and compulsivity in pathological gambling. 30 Mar 2009
• Sub-clinical compulsive checkers show impaired performance on habitual, event- and time-cued episodic prospective memory tasks. 29 Mar 2009
• Impaired inhibitory control is associated with higher-order repetitive behaviors in autism spectrum disorders. 19 Jan 2009
• Exploring relationships of psychopathology in hypersexual patients using the MMPI-2. 30 Dec 2008
• Female sexual compulsivity: a new syndrome. 29 Nov 2008
• Treatment of compulsive cybersex behavior. 29 Nov 2008
• Pharmacology of sexually compulsive behavior. 29 Nov 2008
• Basic science and neurobiological research: potential relevance to sexual compulsivity. 29 Nov 2008
• Epidemiology, prevalence, and natural history of compulsive sexual behavior. 29 Nov 2008
• Developmental psychopathological perspectives on sexually compulsive behavior. 29 Nov 2008
• Treatment of sexually compulsive adolescents. 29 Nov 2008
• Classifying hypersexual disorders: compulsive, impulsive, and addictive models. 29 Nov 2008
• Sexually compulsive behavior: hypersexuality. Preface. 29 Nov 2008

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Technical information about 'Compulsive Behavior'

Definition: The behavior of performing an act persistently and repetitively without it leading to reward or pleasure. The act is usually a small, circumscribed behavior, almost ritualistic, yet not pathologically disturbing. Examples of compulsive behavior include twirling of hair, checking something constantly, not wanting pennies in change, straightening tilted pictures, etc.

Descriptor UI: D003192

Alternative terms: Compulsive Behavior; Behavior, Compulsive; Behaviors, Compulsive; Compulsive Behaviors;

Related Mesh Headings: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F01.145.527.100;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: use Cat F3 qualif