Obsessive Behavior - Diagnosis
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Prevalence of psychopathology in childhood epilepsy: categorical and dimensional measures.

17 Nov 2009 Few studies have utilized both categorical and dimensional measures of psychopathology in children with epilepsy. We evaluated 173 children (88 males, 85 females; mean age 11.7y [SD 1.8]; range 9-14y) who had epilepsy (generalized 36%, partial 61%) ... Read more...

Acute changes in obsessions and compulsions following moderate-intensity aerobic exercise among patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

22 Jun 2009 Aerobic exercise can acutely influence anxious and depressive mood in both clinical and nonclinical populations. However, there are no existing studies that have examined the acute effect of exercise on mood, anxiety, obsessions, and compulsions in ... Read more...

Body checking behaviors in men.

21 May 2009 Males have been facing increasing pressure from the media to attain a lean, muscular physique, and are at risk for body dissatisfaction, disturbed eating and exercise behaviors, and abuse of appearance- and performance-enhancing drugs (APEDs). The ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Obsessive Behavior - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Prevalence of psychopathology in childhood epilepsy: categorical and dimensional measures. 17 Nov 2009
• Musical obsession: repeated auditory imagery of a cell phone ring tone. 30 Jul 2009
• Acute changes in obsessions and compulsions following moderate-intensity aerobic exercise among patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. 22 Jun 2009
• Body checking behaviors in men. 21 May 2009
• Multidimensional body image comparisons among patients with eating disorders, body dysmorphic disorder, and clinical controls: a multisite study. 29 Apr 2009
• Measuring obsessive-compulsive symptoms: Padua Inventory-Revised vs. Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale. 22 Apr 2009
• Inferential confusion, obsessive beliefs, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms: a replication and extension. 9 Mar 2009
• Treatment of compulsive cybersex behavior. 29 Nov 2008
• A meta-analysis examining the relations among pathological gambling, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and obsessive-compulsive traits. 29 Sep 2008
• Inferential confusion, obsessive beliefs and obsessive-compulsive symptoms: a multidimensional investigation of cognitive domains. 29 Jun 2008
• Olanzapine in the treatment of low body weight and obsessive thinking in women with anorexia nervosa: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. 14 Jun 2008
• [Evaluation of perturbed body image in eating disorders using the Body Shape Questionnaire] 31 Mar 2008
• Schizotypal personality traits in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. 29 Nov 2007
• Content difference between normal and abnormal obsessions. 22 Jul 2007
• [The psychopathology of "as if" experiences] 29 Jun 2007
• [Multiaxial classification of stalking. Guidelines for the assessment of criminal liability and prognosis] 29 Jun 2007
• Quality of life in obsessive-compulsive disorder: the different impact of obsessions and compulsions. 26 Jun 2007
• Passion and dependency in online shopping activities. 30 Mar 2007
• Commentary on "adult baby syndrome" by Evcimen and Gratz (2006). 30 Mar 2007
• Brief report: error pattern in an autistic savant calendar calculator. 30 Mar 2007

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Technical information about 'Obsessive Behavior'

Definition: Persistent, unwanted idea or impulse which is considered normal when it does not markedly interfere with mental processes or emotional adjustment.

Descriptor UI: D009770

Alternative terms: Obsessive Behavior; Behavior, Obsessive; Behaviors, Obsessive; Obsessive Behaviors; Obsessions; Obsession;

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: F01.145.126.950;

Online Note: use COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR to search OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR 1968-74; use OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR to search OBSESSION 1968-74

History Note: 91(75); was see under COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR 1975-90; OBSESSION was see under NEUROSES, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE 1963-78

Technical Notes: use Cat F3 qualif