The relationship between obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is unclear. BDD has been proposed to be an OCD-spectrum disorder or even a type of OCD. However, few studies have directly compared these disorders' clinical features. We compared characteristics of subjects with OCD (n=210), BDD (n=45), and comorbid BDD/OCD (n=40). OCD and BDD did not significantly ...

Most obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients meet psychiatrists 5 to 10 years after onset of OCD .Its relatively high prevalence ratio and the delay in seeking help suggest that patients with OCD may seek help at non-psychiatric clinics. The present study was undertaken to provide some epidemiological data on the prevalence and severity of OCD in dermatological patients. The participants i...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Paediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and tic disorders (TD) often present together. However, there has been relatively little research on whether comorbid tic disorders influence response to cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for OCD. This study aimed to examine the outcomes of CBT for paediatric patients with OCD and a tic disorder compared to a matched group...

Objective: YouTube (Google LLC, Mountain View, CA, USA), an online video-sharing platform, has become a resource for health information. However, the quality of information presented to viewers is not well known. This study examination quantitative and qualitative characteristics videos related obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) provides analysis data number views relationship between populari...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate serum leptin levels to demonstrate whether or not its eventual alterations might have an etiopathogenetic significance in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Thus, it was planned to examine whether serum leptin levels were affected by pure OCD (OCD-D), pure depression (D) or the comorbidity of OCD and depression (OCD+D). Forty-four pat...

high comorbidity between psychological disorders causes attention to the mechanisms responsible for this comorbidity and common cognitive factors involved in these disorders. these are known as transdiagniostic factors. similarity evidence and high comorbidity between generalized anxiety disorder (gad) and obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd) introduce them as neighboring disorders. the purpose ...

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a type of anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent, intrusive, unwanted thoughts. Research indicates a genetic predisposition for OCD. Many people with OCD have one or more family members who also have it or who may have other anxiety disorders influenced by the brain's serotonin levels, such as panic disorder. Although OCD is a chronic and oftentimes d...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to assess clinical characteristics, including co-morbid personality disorders in patients with both anorexia nervosa (AN) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in comparison with age- and sex-matched patients with OCD. METHODS Fifty-three female patients with AN were divided into two groups based on the presence or absence of a current diagnosis of O...