Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder News

The majority of surveyed dermatologic surgeons inquired about mental health issues with their patients considering cosmetic procedures, according to study results.

Tourette Syndrome/chronic tic disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder have a high recurrence risk among siblings and children of parents who are also diagnosed with the disorders, according to data published in JAMA Psychiatry.

The most common psychiatric comorbidities among those with Tourette Syndrome include obsessive compulsive disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, according to data reported in JAMA Psychiatry.

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, is among the psychiatric conditions called anxiety disorders. As the name suggests, OCD involves two aspects: recurrent, troubling obsessions and repetitive actions, or compulsions.

The American Psychiatric Association released an update in 2013 to its guidelines for the treatment of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Recent data published in JAMA Psychiatry suggest that an obsessive-compulsive disorder diagnosis appears associated with increased risk for schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum disorders.

Anxiety is a normal emotional response to a stressful situation, and can play a role in helping a person resolve stressful situations. However, when a person feels anxious, frightened, worried or apprehensive on a regular basis, without an apparent cause, this most likely is an anxiety disorder.

In a 14-week, randomized clinical trial, researchers found that family-based cognitive-behavior therapy is more effective than family-based relaxation treatment in children aged 5 to 8 years with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

College students who engage in excessive tanning exhibited features of psychiatric distress, with females more associated with problematic tanning and tanning dependence, according to recent study results.