Compulsive Behavior - Therapy
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Sunday, November 22, 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...

On three strands of meaning associated with the word nigger used during the course of a psychoanalytic treatment.

29 Jun 2009 The author presents an overview of recent clinical/theoretical work on the construction of otherness in structured forms of hatred. He then uses clinical material to demonstrate three interwoven strands of meaning attached to the word nigger, a ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Compulsive Behavior - Therapy'

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
• On three strands of meaning associated with the word nigger used during the course of a psychoanalytic treatment. 29 Jun 2009
• Acute changes in obsessions and compulsions following moderate-intensity aerobic exercise among patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. 22 Jun 2009
• Building the nest: reworking adolescent development in adult recovery from addiction. 30 May 2009
• [Shopping addiction--the new face of Mammon] 29 Apr 2009
• Cognitive restructuring for compulsive buying. 27 Feb 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
• Paraphilia from a dissociative perspective. 29 Nov 2008
• Treatment of sexually compulsive adolescents. 29 Nov 2008
• [Tic or compulsion--where is the difference?] 28 Oct 2008
• High frequency stimulation and pharmacological inactivation of the subthalamic nucleus reduces 'compulsive' lever-pressing in rats. 5 Oct 2008
• Impulse control and related disorders in Parkinson's disease: review. 29 Sep 2008
• [A case of compulsive buying--impulse control disorder or dependence disorder?] 3 Sep 2008
• Neurobiology and treatment of compulsive hoarding. 30 Aug 2008
• A randomized, controlled trial of group cognitive-behavioral therapy for compulsive buying disorder: posttreatment and 6-month follow-up results. 29 Jun 2008
• Disordered eating in men: a look at perceived stress and excessive exercise. 30 May 2008
• Pathological hoarding. 30 Mar 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