Despite the long-held view that hoarding is a symptom of both obsessive-compulsive disorder and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, increased evidence has emerged during the last 20 years suggesting that hoarding represents a distinct form of psychopathology. This study reflects the discussions on the nosological status of hoarding carried out by the WHO ICD-11 Working Group on the Class...

Introduction The comorbidity between Schizophrenia and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms represents almost 25% of schizophrenic patients it is believed that 12% match the diagnostic criteria for Disorder. Some second-generation antipsychotics may worsen or even induce those symptoms, which makes treatment this a difficult challenge. Objectives To assess link Symptoms, to discuss challenges options....

Research findings on the specific relationships between beliefs and OCD symptoms have been inconsistent, yet the existing studies vary in their approach to measuring the highly heterogeneous symptoms of this disorder. The Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (DOCS) is a new measure that allows for the assessment of OCD symptom dimensions, rather than types of obsessions and compulsions per se...

Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, progressive, and fatal prion disease. Often the first sign of CJD rapidly progressive dementia, leading to memory loss, personality changes, hallucinations. Myoclonus typically occurs in 90% cases, but often may not be an initial symptom. Other frequently occurring psychiatric symptoms include depression, anxiety, paranoia, obsessive-compulsive symptom...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or OCD is a chronic disorder that waxes and wanes over time. Symptoms may intensify spontaneously without any reason and at times it can become a very disabling illness. Onset is usually in childhood, as early as ten years of age. However it often does not come to diagnosis because people with OCD hide their symptoms from their families due to shame or guilt. This ...