Obsessive-compulsive disorder and related cultural issues in Iran: a Systematic Review

Trauma-related obsessive–compulsive disorder: a review

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a highly researched and conceptualized disorder, and yet it remains one of the most debilitating, widespread, and expensive disorders one can be afflicted with [Real, E., Labad, J., Alonso, P., Segalas, C., Jimenez-Murcia, S., Bueno, B., … Menchon, J. M. (2011). Stressful life events at onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder are associated with a distinct ...

Prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder in Iran

BACKGROUND Estimates of the annual prevalence for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) were consistent across the international sites range, 1.9%-2.5%. The nine population surveys, which used Diagnostic Interview Schedule, estimated a six-month prevalence of OCD ranging from 0.7% to 2.1%. This study performed in order to determine the prevalence of OCD in a population-based study among Iranian a...

Cultural Issues in Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Nature, Appraisals, and Control Strategies of Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts in Iranian Nonclinical Population

Objective: Recent developments in cognitive models of obsessive-compulsive disorder posits that nearly everyone experiences unwanted intrusive thoughts, images, and impulses from time to time. The intrusions are not particularly a problematic issue; it is more probably an interpretation or attempts to control in maladaptive or unrealistic ways. So, the present article aimed to assess the nature...

A Critical Review on Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

A Review on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by uncontrollable, unwanted thoughts and repetitive, ritualized behaviours. It is a good example for neuropsychiatric disorder. It can vary from mild to severe forms. There is no known specific cause for OCD. However, genes and chemical imbalances in the brain may contribute to the illness. Symptoms include obsessions and ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder and related conditions.

Obsessions Are thoughts, images or impulses that keep • coming back to people even when they do not want to have them People recognize that they do not make sense • and obsessions often cause anxiety, disgust, or a sense that things are " not quite right " Include fears of contamination, being immoral, • becoming aggressive or accidentally harming others, or doubts about one's actions. Compulsi...