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Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

A community portal about Obsessive-compulsive disorder with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a psychiatric disorder; more specifically, it is an anxiety disorder. OCD is manifested... [more]

A community portal about Obsessive-compulsive disorder with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a psychiatric disorder; more specifically, it is an anxiety disorder. OCD is manifested in a variety of forms, but it is most commonly characterized by a subject's obsessive, distressing, intrusive thoughts and related compulsions which attempt to neutralize the obsessions.

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Background: In spite of advances in psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy, there are still a significant number of patients with depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder that are not aided by either intervention. Although still in the experimental stage, deep brain stimulation (DBS) offers many advantages over other physically-invasive procedures as a treatment for these psychiatric disorders. The purpose of this study is to systematically...  
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Nightline visits conference for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and looks at treatment techniques including jumping in a Dumpster and touching toilet. Obsessive–compulsive disorder - Mental health - Health - Disorders - Anxiety  
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Constant paw licking can be the result of an obsessive-compulsive disorder in dogs, called Lick Granuloma. Learn more about this obsessive paw licking, and what you can do to cure your dog.Contributor: Tal BoldoPublished: Mar 08, 2010  
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In both children and adults obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterised by the presence of recurrent obsessions or compulsions that are time consuming (over an hour a day) or cause mental distress or impairment. Common obsessions include fear of contamination, fear of harm to oneself or other people and urges related to asymmetry or exactness, and compulsions can include excessive washing and cleaning, checking, counting, repeating...  
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Virtual reality for obsessive-compulsive disorder: past and the future. Psychiatry Investig. 2009 Sep;6(3):115-21 Authors: Kim K, Kim CH, Kim SY, Roh D, Kim SI The use of computers, especially for virtual reality (VR), to understand, assess, and treat various mental health problems has been developed for the last decade, including application for phobia, post-traumatic stress disorder, attention deficits, and schizophrenia. However, the number...  
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DEARBORN, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A man from Dearborn blames obsessive-compulsive disorder for his animal cruelty charges.   Kenneth Lang, Junior had hundreds of live and dead chihuahuas and chihuahua mixes in his home.   Tuesday he pleaded guilty...  
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My daughter’s friend was recently diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. I hear about the disorder in slang terms and in the movies — “As Good as It Gets” and “What About Bob?” — but I do not know much about this disorder. I didn ...  
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Do you count steps? Sort M by colors before you eat them? Open doors with your elbow and flush the toilet with your foot? Ever wonder if your "normal" habits aren't so normal after all?Contributor: Lisa HamiltonPublished: Jan 20, 2010  
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disorders in people and animals. Estimates have obsessive-compulsive disorder afflicting anywhere from 2.5 percent to 8 percent of the human population. It shows up in behavior such as excessive hand washing, repetitive checking of stoves, locks and  
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Dog genes may hold secrets to human diseaseBoston GlobeLast month, scientists studying Doberman pinschers with a compulsive behavior disorder similar to human obsessive-compulsive disorder found a gene ...Doggie OCD may provide clues for humansohmidog!all 3 news articles »  
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Scientists Find a Shared Gene in Dogs With Compulsive BehaviorNew York TimesEstimates have obsessive-compulsive disorder afflicting anywhere from 2.5 percent to 8 percent of the human population. It shows up in behavior like ...and more »  
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Compulsive behavior gene discoveredDVM 360“This CDH2 gene is expressed in the hippocampus, a brain region suspected to be involved in obsessive-compulsive disorder,” Dr. Dodman says. ...and more »  
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