Obsessive-compulsive disorder and the risk of subsequent mental disorders: A community study of adolescents and young adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrizia D. Hofer ◽  
Karina Wahl ◽  
Andrea H. Meyer ◽  
Marcel Miché ◽  
Katja Beesdo-Baum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Community Study ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder

IMPACT OF SPECIFIC PHOBIA ON THE RISK OF ONSET OF MENTAL DISORDERS: A 10-YEAR PROSPECTIVE-LONGITUDINAL COMMUNITY STUDY OF ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 667-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roselind Lieb ◽  
Marcel Miché ◽  
Andrew T. Gloster ◽  
Katja Beesdo-Baum ◽  
Andrea H. Meyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Specific Phobia ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Community Study ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal

scholarly journals Ew gross! Recognition of Expressions of Disgust by Children With Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 239-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Allen ◽  
Maree J. Abbott ◽  
Ronald M. Rapee ◽  
Max Coltheart
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Facial Affect ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Emotional Expressions ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Impaired Ability ◽  
Older Adolescents

AbstractThere is evidence suggesting that obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) in adults may be associated with an impaired ability to recognise the facial expression of disgust (Sprengelmeyer et al., 1997a; Woody, Corcoran, & Tolin, in press). It has been suggested that this impairment begins in childhood when the recognition of emotional expressions is being learnt (see Spengelmeyer et al., 1997a). This study compared the recognition of facial affect in children aged around 11 years with a diagnosis of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD; n = 11), other anxiety disorders (n = 20), and nonclinical children (n = 19), adapting the methodology of Sprengelmeyer et al. Disgust was most commonly misclassified as anger by children in all three groups. However, children with OCD did not show any evidence of a recognition deficit for disgust in comparison to either control group. Unexpectedly, however, children with OCD recognised expressions of surprise more accurately than nonclinical children. Recognition of disgust or any other emotion was not related to child self-reported anxiety symptoms. Given the observed differences in some studies with adults, future research may benefit by examining older adolescents and young adults to determine when these effects may first be noticed.

scholarly journals Síndrome de koro associado a transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo: caso clínico e breve revisão

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-139
Author(s):  
Liliana Silva ◽  
Pedro Morgado
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Statistical Manual ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual

RESUMO A síndrome de koro é uma síndrome psiquiátrica ligada à cultura, que se caracteriza por um episódio de ansiedade súbito e intenso relacionado com a crença de que o pênis (nas mulheres, mamilos e grandes lábios) estar a retrair-se para o interior do organismo, podendo conduzir à impotência, esterilidade e, eventualmente, morte. É mais frequente nos países do Sudoeste Asiático e no sexo masculino. No Ocidente é rara, embora existam descrições de koro-like secundárias a perturbações neurológicas, psiquiátricas ou orgânicas. No Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 é classificada como um “Transtorno Obsessivo-Compulsivo e transtornos relacionados com outra especificação”. Este artigo descreve um caso raro de um doente com síndrome de koro secundária a um transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo. Neste artigo, apresenta-se a descrição de um caso clínico e revisão bibliográfica, com base na pesquisa de artigos publicados, desde 2000, no PubMed, com as palavras-chave: “koro syndrome”, “obsessive-compulsive disorder” e “koro-like symptoms”. Analisaram-se alguns artigos anteriores ao ano 2000 para contextualização histórica. Doente com síndrome de koro secundária a transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo, com boa resposta à terapia farmacológica associada à terapia cognitivo-comportamental. O conhecimento desse diagnóstico e da sua gestão clínica é importante para identificar as condições subjacentes e otimizar o tratamento.

scholarly journals Prevalence and Characteristics of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Among Urban Residents in Wuhan During the Stage of Regular Control of Coronavirus Disease-19 Epidemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yage Zheng ◽  
Ling Xiao ◽  
Yinping Xie ◽  
Huiling Wang ◽  
Gaohua Wang
Keyword(s):  
Family History ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Psychiatric Comorbidity ◽  
Sleep Latency ◽  
Positive Family History ◽  
Epidemic Control ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
History Of

Background: Coronavirus disease-19 (Covid-19) is one of the most devastating epidemics in the 21st century, which has caused considerable damage to the physical and mental health of human beings. Despite a few regions like China having controlled the epidemic trends, most countries are still under siege of COVID-19. As the emphasis on cleaning and hygiene has been increasing, the problems related to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) may appear.Objective: This study was designed to investigate the prevalence of OCD in the urban population in Wuhan during the stage of regular epidemic control and prevention. Meanwhile, characteristics and risk factors for OCD were also explored.Method: Five-hundred and seventy residents in urban areas of Wuhan were recruited using the snowball sampling method to complete questionnaires and an online interview from July 9 to July 19, 2020. Collected information encompassed socio-demographics, Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) scores, Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) scores and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI) values.Results: Three months after lifting the quarantine in Wuhan, the prevalence of OCD was 17.93%. About 89% of OCD patients had both obsessions and compulsions, while 8% had only obsessions and 3% had only compulsions. Top 3 common dimensions of obsessions were miscellaneous (84.0%), aggressive (76.6%), and contamination (48.9%), and of compulsions were miscellaneous (64%), checking (51.7%), and cleaning/washing/repeating (31.5%). The unmarried were more vulnerable to OCD than the married (p < 0.05, odds ration = 1.836). Students had 2.103 times the risk of developing OCD than health care workers (p < 0.05). Those with positive family history of OCD and other mental disorders (p < 0.05, odds ration = 2.497) and presence of psychiatric comorbidity (p < 0.05, odds ration = 4.213) were also at higher risk. Each level increase in sleep latency increased the risk of OCD to 1.646 times (p < 0.05).Conclusion: In the background of regular epidemic control, the prevalence of OCD was high, and the symptoms were widely distributed. Obsessions often accompanied compulsions. Being single and a student, positive family history of OCD and other mental disorders, presence of psychiatric comorbidity, and longer sleep latency were predictors of OCD. Early recognition and detection of these issues may help to intervene in OCD.

Early onset obsessive–compulsive disorder: the biological and clinical phenotype

CNS Spectrums ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Giacomo Grassi ◽  
Chiara Cecchelli ◽  
Gloria Mazzocato ◽  
Luisa Vignozzi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Early Onset ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Disorder ◽  
Age At Onset ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual ◽  
Clinical Profiles ◽  
Made In

Abstract Moving from a behavioral-based to a biological-based classification of mental disorders is a crucial step toward a precision-medicine approach in psychiatry. In the last decade, a big effort has been made in order to stratify genetic, immunological, neurobiological, cognitive, and clinical profiles of patients. Making the case of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), a lot have been made in this direction. Indeed, while the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) diagnosis of OCD aimed to delineate a homogeneous group of patients, it is now clear that OCD is instead an heterogeneous disorders both in terms of neural networks, immunological, genetic, and clinical profiles. In this view, a convergent amount of literature, in the last years, indicated that OCD patients with an early age at onset seem to have a specific clinical and biological profile, suggesting it as a neurodevelopmental disorder. Also, these patients tend to have a worse outcome respect to adult-onset patients and there is growing evidence that early-interventions could potentially improve their prognosis. Therefore, the aim of the present paper is to review the current available genetic, immunological, neurobiological, cognitive, and clinical data in favor of a more biologically precise subtype of OCD: the early-onset subtype. We also briefly resume current available recommendations for the clinical management of this specific population.

Normal and obsessional jealousy: a study of a population of young adults

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 106-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donatella Marazziti ◽  
Elena Di Nasso ◽  
Irene Masala ◽  
Stefano Baroni ◽  
Marianna Abelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
University Students ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Lower Degree ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Intermediate Group ◽  
Definition Of

AbstractBackgroundJealousy is a heterogenous emotion ranging from normality to pathology. Several problems still exist in the distinction between normal and pathological jealousy.Aim of the studyWith the present study, we aimed to contribute to the definition of the boundary between obsessional and normal jealousy by means of a specific self-report questionnaire developed by us.MethodsThe questionnaire called “Questionnaire on the Affective Relationships” (QAR) and consisting of 30 items, was administered to 400 university students of both sexes and to 14 outpatients affected by obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) whose main obsession was jealousy. The total scores and single items were analysed and compared.ResultsTwo hundred and forty-five, approximately 61% of the questionnaires, were returned. The statistical analyses showed that patients with OCD had higher total scores than healthy subjects; in addition, it was possible to identify an intermediate group of subjects, corresponding to 10% of the total, who were concerned by jealousy thoughts around the partner, but at a lower degree than patients, and that we called “healthy jealous subjects” because they had no other psychopathological trait. Significant differences were also observed for single items in the three groups.ConclusionsOur study showed that 10% of a population of university students, albeit normal, have jealousy thoughts around the partner, as emerged by the specific questionnaire developed by us. This instrument permitted to clearly distinguish these subjects from patients with OCD and healthy subjects with no jealousy concern.

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