The impact of family on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in children and adolescents: Development, maintenance, and family psychological treatment

It is widely recognized that some parental characteristics can influence obsessive compulsive disorders in children and adolescents. Family involvement and parental style characterized by high expressed emotion, over-protection, over-control are associated with the development of obsessive compulsive disorders in children. As a consequence, family involvement in the treatment of youth with obsessive compulsive disorders has been widely suggested. Although various forms of family therapy are used, cognitive behavioural treatment is widely recognized as the first-line treatment of paediatric obsessive compulsive disorders. Despite several studies reveal efficacy of family therapy, it has been underlined that more than an half of children remain symptomatic post-treatment. In order to improve treatments for children with obsessive compulsive disorders, research has identified personal and familiar predictors of response to treatment. The clinical implications of these studies are discussed

The mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with and without depressive, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorders:a longitudinal study of three Dutch case-control cohorts

Background: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in people with pre-existing mental health disorders is unclear. In three psychiatry case-control cohorts, we compared the perceived mental health impact and coping and changes in depressive symptoms, anxiety, worry, and loneliness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic between people with and without lifetime depressive, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorders. Methods: Between April 1 and May 13, 2020, online questionnaires were distributed among the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety, Netherlands Study of Depression in Older Persons, and Netherlands Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Association cohorts, including people with (n=1181) and without (n=336) depressive, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorders. The questionnaire contained questions on perceived mental health impact, fear of COVID-19, coping, and four validated scales assessing depressive symptoms, anxiety, worry, and loneliness used in previous waves during 2006–16. Number and chronicity of disorders were based on diagnoses in previous waves. Linear regression and mixed models were done. Findings: The number and chronicity of disorders showed a positive graded dose–response relation, with greater perceived impact on mental health, fear, and poorer coping. Although people with depressive, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorders scored higher on all four symptom scales than did individuals without these mental health disorders, both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, they did not report a greater increase in symptoms during the pandemic. In fact, people without depressive, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorders showed a greater increase in symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic, whereas individuals with the greatest burden on their mental health tended to show a slight symptom decrease. Interpretation: People with depressive, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorders are experiencing a detrimental impact on their mental health from the COVID-19 pandemic, which requires close monitoring in clinical practice. Yet, the COVID-19 pandemic does not seem to have further increased symptom severity compared with their prepandemic levels. Funding: Dutch Research Council

Neuro Therapy: Supporting the Healing of OCD Through Architecture

There is a common misconception that Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, most commonly referred to as OCD, affect anyone and everyone that may experience a ?need? for perfection or order in detail. In reality, less than 1.5% of the human population experience a life with OCD, most commonly developed in adolescence and young adult years. Here lies the understanding that there is indeed a significant difference between being a perfectionist ? someone who requires flawless results or performance, for example ? and having Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (Mayo Clinic). People with OCD often do not experience architectural environments that allow them the ease and comfort to aid in the rehabilitation of their disorder. Even though medication is often used to mask the compulsions in the OCD cycle, the only way to recover from the mental illness is to retrain the brain. This research thesis studies the connection between the psychosocial influence behind architectural building environments and the ability a building environment has on the rehabilitation and psychological reformation to those living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorders

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Reconsidered

OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDERS: THEORY & MANAGEMENT Edited by Michael A. Jenike, Lee Baer, William E. Minichiello Littleton, Mass, PSG Publishing Company, In c.1986. 196 pages, $24.5

Common Dermatoses in Patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorders

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a chronic, debilitating syndrome, consisting of intrusive thoughts- which are experienced as inappropriate by the patient and are producing anxiety- and compulsions, defined as repetitive behaviours produced to reduce anxiety. While patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder typically have xerosis, eczema or lichen simplex chronicus, as a result of frequent washing or rubbing their skin, several other disorders which are included in the group of factitious disorders have also been associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder. A close collaboration between the dermatologist and the psychiatrist is therefore mandatory in order to achieve favourable outcomes for these patients. The aim of the article is to present the most frequent dermatological disorders associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder and to look over some of the rare ones

Paxil

This is a poster presented at the Natural Sciences Poster Session at Parkland College, which provides the chemical makeup, dosage, and the body\u27s response to Paxil, a medication used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders, panic attacks and anxiety disorders

Prevalence of depression, anxiety and obsessions-compulsion disorders in students

The aim of this research is to study and determine the rate of prevalence of depression, anxiety and obsession-compulsion disorders in students. 300 university students were contributing in cross-sectional and descriptive study. They were selected through random sampling method and completed of beck depression inventory, beck anxiety inventory and Maudsley Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory. Among of student 16/3% had minor depression, moderate depression was student 16/7% and major depression was 24/7%. Level of depression in men was 48/75% and in women was 51/25%. The prevalence of moderate anxiety was 14% and high anxiety was 30%. Level of anxiety in men was 47/76% and in women was 52/24%. The prevalence of Obsessive-Compulsive disorders symptoms in subject were 20/7% for checking, 16% for washing, 17/7% for retard and 42% for doubt symptoms. Conclusion and recommendation: depression, anxiety and obsessive- compulsive disorders but is most common among students. Thus, attention to the mental health of students is essential

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders in Adults and Insecure Attachment

The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between obsessive-compulsive symptoms and disorders in adults and lack of secure childhood attachment. An additional hypothesis was that obsessive-compulsive individuals would most closely fit an avoidant pattern of adult attachment. A group of obsessive-compulsive adults, a group of adults with other emotional symptoms, and a normal group of adults representing the general population were measured using the Maudsley Obsessional-Compulsive Inventory, the Parental Bonding Instrument, the Attachment Style Questionnaire and Bartholomew’s Four-Group Model of Attachment. Results did not confirm a relationship between insecure childhood attachment and obsessive-compulsiveness. However, obsessive-compulsive subjects were found to be fearful avoidant, while normal subjects were found to be secure. Subjects in the middle group did not fit a specific attachment pattern. Possible explanations for the outcomes, limitations of the present study, and implications for further research were presented