Research on the cognitive variables associated with obsessive-compulsive hoarding is scarce. In this study, we investigated cognitive variables that may contribute to the maintenance and possibly etiology of hoarding. College students who characterized themselves as either "packrats" (nonclinical hoarders; n=21) or not (control participants; n=20) completed questionnaires assessing hoarding beh...

Abstract Cyberbullying contributes to poor mental health outcomes and quality of life (QoL), peer victimisation has been shown be positively associated with both positive negative metacognition. Whilst metacognitive beliefs are pathological worry, obsessive–compulsive symptoms, rumination in depression, research is yet examine whether influence outcomes, such as reduced QoL, experiences cyberbu...

Introduction Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a clinical syndrome whose hallmarks are excessive, anxiety-evoking thoughts and compulsive behaviours that generally recognized as unreasonable, but which cause significant distress impairment. OCD may also occur in the context of other neuropsychiatric disorders, most commonly anxiety mood disorders. The question remains to whether these comb...

Cognitive theories of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) feature appraisal trauma as a critical factor in the development and maintenance disorder. Here we explored appraisals social (severe rejection or humiliation). Participants were outpatients with anxiety (SAD) clinically significant PTSD symptoms (PTSS) after (n = 15); two clinical control groups either SAD 32) obsessive-compulsive (OC...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a chronic and disabling condition that often proves to be treatment resistant. Of the patients suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder, 10%-27% may attempt suicide at least once in their life. We report the case of a patient who presented severe obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms and attempted suicide ingesting 25 tablets of fluoxetine (20 mg). The pati...

BACKGROUND Mental health professionals observed booming in prevalence of obsessive compulsive symptoms among children and adolescents. Our epidemiological study aims at estimating the prevalence of obsessive symptoms and obsessive compulsive disorder among secondary school students and, as a secondary research objective, to assess religious attitudes among those patients. MATERIALS The study ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is often a severe and highly debilitating disorder, in which many patients inadequately respond to standard outpatient care. While specialized intensive residential treatment (IRT) for OCD provides promise, factors to improve treatment adherence in these settings is currently unknown but crucial to optimize treatment response. This naturalistic study examined...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) focused on religious themes, also known as scrupulosity, is a relatively common but poorly understood form of this disorder. It also presents unique challenges to the therapist who must negotiate the procedures of exposure and response prevention while respecting the patient’s religious beliefs and practices. Garcia (2008) describes the successful treatment o...