Obsessive Behavior - Epidemiology
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Monday, November 23, 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...

Intrusions related to obsessive-compulsive disorder: a question of content or context?

29 Jun 2009 The aim of the current study was to investigate whether intrusions of individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and nonclinical individuals differed in content and in context of occurrence. The results suggest that although the intrusions ... Read more...

Prevalence of stalking victimization in journalists: an E-mail survey of German journalists.

30 Dec 2008 Certain professionals, such as health care personnel, have a higher risk of stalking victimization because of their professional activities. This study analyzed the lifetime prevalence of stalking victimization for journalists because they belong to ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Obsessive Behavior - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Prevalence of psychopathology in childhood epilepsy: categorical and dimensional measures. 17 Nov 2009
• Intrusions related to obsessive-compulsive disorder: a question of content or context? 29 Jun 2009
• Prevalence of stalking victimization in journalists: an E-mail survey of German journalists. 30 Dec 2008
• A roadmap to rumination: a review of the definition, assessment, and conceptualization of this multifaceted construct. 3 Nov 2008
• A meta-analysis examining the relations among pathological gambling, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and obsessive-compulsive traits. 29 Sep 2008
• The perplexities of conducting randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment trials in anorexia nervosa patients. 29 Sep 2008
• Obsessive and compulsive symptoms in prediagnosed Huntington's disease. 7 Sep 2008
• Identifying predictors of negative psychological reactions to stalking victimization. 23 Apr 2008
• Passion and intrinsic motivation in digital gaming. 30 Jan 2008
• [Are journalists more frequently victims of stalking? Results of first empirical examinations] 29 Nov 2007
• Schizotypal personality traits in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. 29 Nov 2007
• Women who are stalked: questioning the fear standard. 29 Jun 2007
• [Multiaxial classification of stalking. Guidelines for the assessment of criminal liability and prognosis] 29 Jun 2007
• [The effects of stalking on psychiatrists, psychotherapists and psychologists. Prevalence of stalking and its emotional impact] 29 Jun 2007
• Nature & prevalence of stalking among New Zealand mental health clinicians. 30 Mar 2007
• Intrusive thoughts, obsessions, and appraisals in obsessive-compulsive disorder: a critical review. 20 Jan 2007
• What can we learn from the first community-based epidemiological study on stalking in Germany? 2 Dec 2006
• Parent-adolescent relationships and the development of weight concerns from early to late adolescence. 29 Nov 2006
• Is the Y-BOCS discriminatory against gays and lesbians? 30 Jul 2006
• The epidemiology and characteristics of stalking. 29 Jun 2006

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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