the aim of this study was to compare defense styles and mechanisms in adult patients suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd), and panic disorder (pd) with normal subjects in iran.defensive patterns of 22 patients with ocd, 28 patients with pd and those of 116 normal individuals (as a control group) were assessed using the farsi version of defense style questionnaire-40 (dsq-40). the ...

Abstract Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the anterior limb internal capsule (ALIC) has shown promise as a therapy for refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and major depressive (MDD). DBS currently is ‘open-loop’ with parameters remaining fixed over time. In contrast, ‘closed-loop’ delivers only when biomarker target symptom state indicates it needed. One challenge to development close...

1. Agents called ‘‘antidepressants’’ also treat multiple anxiety disorders such as generalized anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, and social anxiety disorder; impulsive/compulsive spectrum disorders, such as obsessive compulsive disorder; eating disorders, such as bulimia; and pain conditions, such as neuropathic pain. Agents called ‘‘antipsychotics’’ are also prov...

BACKGROUND Community studies on children and adolescents in Western settings suggest prevalence rates of anxiety and depressive symptoms that require intervention. AIM To establish equivalent prevalence rates in a Kenyan (developing country) situation Method: Self-administered questionnaires for socio-demographic data, three Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Fourth Editi...

While interest in the relationship between obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and obsessive compulsive personality disorder has increased, there are currently no studies that have examined the presence of obsessive compulsive personality traits (OCPTs) in youth. The current study sought to determine the latent factors and psychometric properties of a modified version of the Childhood Retrospec...

BACKGROUND The effect of the cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for panic disorder varies, but how personality disorder functioning style influences it remains unclear. SUBJECTS AND METHODS In 30 healthy volunteers and 44 patients with panic disorder (22 treated and 22 waiting list), we administered the Parker Personality Measure (PERM) and the Plutchik-van Praag Depression Inventory (PVP). B...

OBJECTIVE To present a representative case vignette and review several previous reports, and to then suggest that a percentage of those with morbid jealousy may have a variant of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). CLINICAL PICTURE A patient presented volunteering a diagnosis of depression and anxiety following recent work and marital stresses, before describing recent jealousy and harassmen...

A diagnosis of psychosis has tended to discount the considerable degree of emotional disorder associated with it, in a manner that may also inform psychological treatment options. Depression and anxiety are often associated with schizophrenia. Up to 40% of people have clinical levels of depression and anxiety symptoms could occur in 60% of patients with chronic psychotic disorder. Among emotion...