metacognitive therapy (mct), fluvoxamine, and combined treatment in improving obsessive-compulsive, depressive and anxiety symptoms in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd)

Metacognitive Therapy (MCT), Fluvoxamine, and Combined Treatment in Improving Obsessive-Compulsive, Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Objective: Although treatments with demonstrated efficacy exist for Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD); researches on the effectiveness of combined treatment versus psychotherapy or drug treatment are controversial. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of Metacognitive therapy (MCT), fluvoxamine and the combination of MCT with fluvoxamine treatment in treating patients with OCD. M...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Electroconvulsive therapy on severe obsessive-compulsive disorder comorbid depressive symptoms.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is not currently used as a first-line treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, several related case reports have demonstrated that ECT seems to be effective for severe OCD, especially when first-line therapies have failed. In this study, we describe the courses, detailed parameters, effects, and follow-up information relating to three patients ...

The role of alexithymia and irrational beliefs in predicting obsessive-compulsive disorder in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder

The present study aimed to predict obsessive-compulsive disorder based on alexithymia and irrational beliefs in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder. The present study is a descriptive correlation. The statistical population included all patients referred to Imam Hossein Hospital in Karaj in the quarter (October, November, and December) of 2020, which was selected by the available sampling...

[Comparison of patients with schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and schizophrenia with accompanying obsessive-compulsive symptoms].

OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to determine if schizophrenic patients with OC-symptoms represent a subtype of schizophrenia and to evaluate the differences between schizophrenic patients with OC symptoms and OCD patients. METHODS The study included 20 patients diagnosed with OCD, 40 schizophrenic patients, and 20 schizophrenic patients with OC symptoms. While the distribution and the sever...

Suicidal Ideations in Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Background: There are many controversies about the frequency and burden of suicidality in patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Objectives: This study was done to determine the prevalence and risk factors of current suicidal ideations in patients with OCD. Materials & Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 258 outpatients with OCD (Yale-Brawn Obsessive Compulsive Scale, Y-BOCS ≥...