Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Diagnosis
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Altered corticostriatal functional connectivity in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

30 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: Neurobiological models of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) emphasize disturbances in the function and connectivity of brain corticostriatal networks, or "loops." Although neuroimaging studies of patients have supported this network model ... Read more...

Predictors of early adult outcomes in pediatric-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder.

26 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the childhood clinical predictors of early adult outcomes in pediatric-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and to assess whether dimensional subtypes of OCD and the presence of comorbid tic ... Read more...

[Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)]

24 Aug 2009 Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a frequent and disabling psychic illness. Along psychiatric history, several etiological models have been successively hypothesized to explain the obsessive compulsive symptoms from a psychological, behavioural ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Altered corticostriatal functional connectivity in obsessive-compulsive disorder. 30 Oct 2009
• PANDAS: horse or zebra? 28 Sep 2009
• Predictors of early adult outcomes in pediatric-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder. 26 Sep 2009
• [Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)] 24 Aug 2009
• [Parkinson's disease and obsessive-compulsive spectrum] 30 Jul 2009
• Musical obsession: repeated auditory imagery of a cell phone ring tone. 30 Jul 2009
• Information from your family doctor. Obsessive-compulsive disorder. 30 Jul 2009
• Update on pathological skin picking. 30 Jul 2009
• Recent advances in the genetics of obsessive-compulsive disorder. 30 Jul 2009
• Obsessive compulsive disorder: diagnosis and management. 30 Jul 2009
• Electroacupuncture for refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder: a pilot waitlist-controlled trial. 30 Jul 2009
• Cognitive bias to symptom and obsessive belief threat cues in obsessive-compulsive disorder. 30 Jul 2009
• A brief Web-based screening questionnaire for common mental disorders: development and validation. 22 Jul 2009
• A maths student with psychiatric symptoms. 6 Jul 2009
• Prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder in Turkish university students and assessment of associated factors. 4 Jul 2009
• The hoarding syndrome: screening and treatment. 29 Jun 2009
• Long-term durability of cognitive behavioral therapy gains for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder. 29 Jun 2009
• Diagnosis and treatment of PTSD-related compulsive checking behaviors in veterans of the Iraq war: the influence of military context on the expression of PTSD symptoms. 29 Jun 2009
• Cognitive-behavioral family treatment for childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder: a 7-year follow-up study. 24 Jun 2009
• Acute changes in obsessions and compulsions following moderate-intensity aerobic exercise among patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. 22 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder'

Definition: An anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent, persistent obsessions or compulsions. Obsessions are the intrusive ideas, thoughts, or images that are experienced as senseless or repugnant. Compulsions are repetitive and seemingly purposeful behavior which the individual generally recognizes as senseless and from which the individual does not derive pleasure although it may provide a release from tension.

Descriptor UI: D009771

Alternative terms: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive; Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive; Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders; Anankastic Personality; Anankastic Personalities; Personalities, Anankastic; Personality, Anankastic; Neurosis, Obsessive-Compulsive; Neuroses, Obsessive-Compulsive; Neurosis, Obsessive Compulsive; Obsessive-Compulsive Neuroses; Obsessive-Compulsive Neurosis;

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: F03.080.600;

Online Note: use OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER to search NEUROSES, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE 1966-80 & OBSESSION 1966-78

History Note: 81; was NEUROSES, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE 1963-80; OBSESSION was see under NEUROSES, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE 1963-78

Technical Notes: COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER is also available