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Overview of OCD

plans in place which have proven themselves useful for normalizing the behavior and thought patterns of OCD individuals. These tr...

An Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Overview

p. 7) of children and adolescents. Scientists had long suspected that a major component of the problem is a malfunction in the br...

OCD General Overview

In six pages obsessive compulsive disorder is examined in an overview that includes causes, incidences, and treatment options. Ni...

Separation Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): The Case of "Jordan"

for OCD based on Jordans mothers report that his grandmother likely had the disorder. From the viewpoint of behavioral psycholog...

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

of the condition. In the film, he was so obsessed with germs, he brought plasticware to a diner everyday instead of using ordinary...

Diagnosed Disorder: OCD

food poisoning; from that point forward in young Ruth Deanes life, she was controlled by an invisible force that made her life a l...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Symptoms, Treatment and Society’s View of Sufferers

life, though they may never be completely free of the disease (Wilkins, 2007). Its important to recognize that OCD is different f...

Aspects of Body Dysmorphic Disorder

of their unhappiness caused by the supposed defect. Phillips (1991) comments that "body dysmorphic disorder has been colorfully de...

Community Project: Self-Care For OCD

at some point throughout their lives, with three to five million Americans of both genders and all race/socioeconomic background o...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

extreme discomfort (Pallanti, 2008; Hill and Beamish, 2007; Poyurovsky, 2007). As can be implied from the foregoing information,...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Antibiotic Use, and Childhood Infections

In six pages Sydenham's chorea is discussed as it relates to obsessive compulsive disorder and the treatment of strep throat with ...

Washing My Life Away Surviving Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by Ruth Deane

to help herself. For example, being afraid to touch things without the aid of a barrier (tissue, etc.) for fear of contracting ge...

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder

range from simple personal habits like repeating words in certain situations, to more serious conduct, such as excessive hand wash...

A Review of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder As Reflected in the Movie Good As It Gets

habits are partially responsible for keeping him at arms length from the rest of the world. Considered for decades to be a diseas...

Overview of Impulse Control Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

the end of this paper, we hope to have a better in stronger understanding of the differences between obsessive and compulsive diso...

Physical and Physiological Aspects of Tourette's Syndrome

characteristics to be interlaced with short bursts of action potentials (Anthony and Thibodeau, 1983). Because Tourettes Syndrome...

Children, Adolescents and OCD

This research paper investigates the subject of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents and includes the e...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Therapy Effects

In six pages OCD is examined within the context of therapeutic effects of medication and behavioral therapy. Six sources are cite...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and the Film As Good as It Gets

activity to reduce the anxiety. Frequently occurring disturbing thoughts or images are called obsessions, and the rituals performe...

Anxiety Disorders and the Impacts on Adolescent Suicide

of risk and the impact for families. Research suggests that there is a need to consider the approaches for assessing suicide ri...

Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy as a Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

put into place active behavioral modification plans, and require the use of pharmacological support. Understanding treatment opti...

Film As Good as It Gets and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

to reduce the anxiety. Frequently occurring disturbing thoughts or images are called "obsessions," and the rituals performed to tr...

Etiology of OCD

(i.e., taking more than an hour a day) or when they cause marked distress or significant impairment for the individual (Diagnostic...

OCD And Environmental Influences

and compromises the overall individuals mental health status. Checking to make sure the light switch is turned off even though th...

BPD and OCD: The Case of "Jenny"

perceived as disordered when they become extreme and impact social or personal functioning. Treatment, then, for BPD I may includ...

OCD

In seven pages this paper presents a pathological overview of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in a consideration of its signs, vario...

Bipolar OCD PTSD Cases

Three individuals are described with their behaviors and statements. Each is given a potential diagnosis and the appropriate treat...

Journal Articles on OCD

In ten pages this paper presents reviews of journal articles discussing Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Eleven sources are cited i...

Anxiety Disorders and OCD

In ten pages anxiety disorders are examined in a consideration of their relationship to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Eleven sou...

Four Interventions for OCD

This essay briefly explains four clinical approaches to treating obsessive compulsive disorder. The philosophy and foundation of e...