Compulsive ordering and arranging, and a preoccupation with symmetry are features of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that have not been examined experimentally. Three connected studies were conducted to examine this phenomenon: a self-report measure of this behaviour was developed and validated, participants were asked to engage in tasks designed to assess preferences for order, and to asse...

Mentalization is defined as the human capacity to reflect upon one's own or others’ behaviors in terms of underlying mental states and intentions. Several concepts mentalizing exist, which differ content, assessment, clinical prediction. The present study examines relationship between three main mentalizing, namely, reflective functioning (RF), parental (PRF), Mind-Mindedness (MM), mothers with...

Psychiatry lags behind other medical fields in the diagnosis and classification of disorders. While other medical specialties came up with reasonably cohesive nomenclature and organization, mental disorders remain in apparent disarray. The proposed classification model approaches psychiatric disorders using the logic that guided the classification of medical diseases. Brain is not one organ and...