News tagged with obsession
Childhood hypersensitivity linked to OCD
In childhood, rituals like regular schedules for meal, bath, and bed times are a healthy part of behavioral development. But combined with oral and tactile sensitivities, such as discomfort at the dentist or irritation caused ...
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Dec 27, 2011 |
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When the ladybug has to count her spots
About two percent of all children suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), which consists of obsessive thoughts and acts. Obsessive thoughts are intrusive thoughts such as fear or contamination, injury ...
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Dec 01, 2011 |
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Study unlocks mystery of dystonia with advanced imaging
An estimated 300,000 people in North America are afflicted with dystonia, a disorder characterized by a progressive loss of motor control. Patients with generalized dystonia grapple with involuntary muscle spasms that lead ...
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Nov 14, 2011 |
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Atypical antipsychotics may aid symptons for some off-label uses, but not others
Medical evidence suggests that psychiatric drugs known as atypical antipsychotics are effective in reducing symptoms for some off-label conditions, but not others, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
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Sep 27, 2011 |
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Finding relief in ritual: A healthy dose of repetitive behavior reduces anxiety
What do a patient with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), a basketball star, and an animal in captivity have in common? According to new research from Tel Aviv University, they share a clear behavioral link that reduces ...
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Sep 22, 2011 |
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Adding cognitive behavioral therapy to drug treatment of pediatric OCD appears to improve symptoms
Children and teens with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who were receiving some benefit from treatment with medication had a significantly greater reduction in OCD symptoms with the addition of cognitive behavior therapy, ...
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Sep 20, 2011 |
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Mental health and disability stigmas thrive in India
Psychiatrist Fabian Almeida was stunned when the co-operative society next to his clinic outside Mumbai wrote to him complaining about his patients, who suffer from mental health issues.
Sep 14, 2011 |
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UM researcher develops successful prevention program for postpartum OCD
The birth of a baby can elicit many emotions, from joy and excitement to fear and uncertainty. But it can also trigger unexpected difficulties with anxiety, in particular with postpartum Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). ...
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Aug 18, 2011 |
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Abnormal brain ultrasounds in premature infants indicate future risk of psychiatric disorders
Infants born prematurely are at risk for injuries to the white and gray matter of the brain that affect cortical development and neural connectivity. Certain forms of these injuries can be detected in the neonatal period ...
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Jul 14, 2011 |
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New research provides insight into how obsessive-compulsive disorder develops
(Medical Xpress) -- New scientific evidence challenges a popular conception that behaviours such as repetitive hand-washing, characteristic of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), are carried out in response ...
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May 23, 2011 |
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Researchers find new way to examine major depressive disorder in children
A landmark study by scientists at Wayne State University published in the May 6, 2011, issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, the most prestigious journal in the field, has revealed a new way to distinguish children with m ...
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May 10, 2011 |
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Filters that reduce 'brain clutter' identified
(PhysOrg.com) -- McGill researchers suggest malfunctions in neurons that filter visual information may be responsible for diseases such as ADHD and schizophrenia.
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Apr 14, 2011 |
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Barrow researcher launches depression study
A top medical researcher at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, has launched a clinical trial to pinpoint brain activity in depressed people by using scientifically designed sad and ...
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Mar 09, 2011 |
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Deep brain stimulation helps severe OCD, but pioneer advises caution
When obsessive-compulsive disorder is of crippling severity and drugs and behavior therapy can't help, there has been for just over a year a thread — or rather a wire — of hope. By inserting a thin electrode deep ...
Feb 18, 2011 |
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One in five Americans had mental illness last year: survey
Nearly one in five Americans, or 45 million adults, experienced some form of mental illness last year, according to a major US government survey published on Friday.
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Nov 19, 2010 |
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