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

Distinct striatal targets in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder and major depression.

29 Sep 2009 The ventral striatum, including the head of the caudate nucleus and the nucleus accumbens, is a putative target for deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and major depression (MD). However, the ... 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...

Clinical outcomes and quality of life in patients submitted to electroconvulsive therapy.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to evaluate the effect of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on clinical and quality of life improvement in patients hospitalized at the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre and to compare psychopathology ... Read more...

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

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Distinct striatal targets in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder and major depression. 29 Sep 2009
• PANDAS: horse or zebra? 28 Sep 2009
• Predictors of early adult outcomes in pediatric-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder. 26 Sep 2009
• Clinical outcomes and quality of life in patients submitted to electroconvulsive therapy. 30 Aug 2009
• Acute and maintenance electroconvulsive therapy for treatment of severely disabling obsessive-compulsive symptoms in a patient with Asperger syndrome. 30 Aug 2009
• Scientific and ethical issues related to deep brain stimulation for disorders of mood, behavior, and thought. 30 Aug 2009
• Maintenance electroconvulsive therapy for comorbid pharmacotherapy-refractory obsessive-compulsive and schizoaffective disorder. 10 Aug 2009
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder. 6 Aug 2009
• Endophenotypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder: rationale, evidence and future potential. 30 Jul 2009
• Artificial neural network model for the prediction of obsessive-compulsive disorder treatment response. 30 Jul 2009
• Information from your family doctor. Obsessive-compulsive disorder. 30 Jul 2009
• Psychotherapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder. 30 Jul 2009
• Update on pathological skin picking. 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
• 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
• Freud's Rat Man from the perspective of an early-life variant of the Oedipus complex. 29 Jun 2009
• [A nestor with a world record in compulsive syndrome studies] 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

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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