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1. Introduction Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a life-long, often debilitating disorder affecting 2.5% of the global population and characterized by marked distress from obsessions (i.e., intrusive
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Studies have confirmed the efficacy of the cognitive intervention Association Splitting (AS) in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) when applied
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Find out about the 3 main elements of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) – obsessions, emotions and compulsions – plus some common examples of
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We have witnessed a general trend of splitting within official psychiatric diagnoses over the past 30 years. For example, the DSM–II diagnosis of anxiety neurosis was abandoned in favor of several
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a severe and disabling clinical condition that usually arises in late adolescence or early adulthood and, if left untreated, has a chronic course. Whether
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Michael S. Breen et al, Convergent molecular signatures across eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder in the human brain, Cell Reports (2026). DOI:
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Smith, in an interview with the Indianapolis Star published Tuesday, said he has a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder that prompted him to spend 48 days in a treatment facility and to
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In fact, the person you care about may have traits associated with borderline personality disorder (BPD), such as emotion dysregulation, impulsive behavior, unstable sense of self, and difficulty with
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Ohsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Its Conceptual History in France During the 19th Century G.E. Berrios Until the 1850s, obsessive-compulsive phenomena were considered to be a variant of
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This study investigates the goal/habit imbalance theory of compulsion in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which postulates enhanced habit formation, increased automaticity, and impaired goal/habit
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Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is characterized by a pervasive preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and control (with no room for flexibility) that ultimately slows or interferes
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Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder in which an individual has intrusive thoughts (an obsession) and feels the need to perform certain
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Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Body Dysmorphic Disorder Hoarding Disorder Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder) Excoriation (Skin-Picking)
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is often dramatized in the media, but not many fully understand the condition.
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder in which people have unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, ideas, sensations (obsessions), and
Oct 12, 2025
Braden Smith told the Indianapolis Star that he was diagnosed with an obsessive-compulsive disorder that prompted him to spend 48 days in a treatment facility and to ultimately turn
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Overview - Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours. OCD can affect
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Children and young people can also suffer from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. This section will be updated with information, advice and
Oct 21, 2025
Comprehensive guide on managing obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults, including diagnosis, treatment options, and therapeutic approaches.
Nov 07, 2025
Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic and disabling condition affecting approximately 3.5% of the global population, with diagnosis on average delayed by 7.1 years or often confounded with
Oct 10, 2025
Objective: In this systematic review, we examine studies on the efficacy of association splitting for reducing OCD symptoms.
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What is obsessive-compulsive disorder? Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common anxiety disorder. It causes unreasonable thoughts, fears, or worries. A
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The various chapters in Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders: Refining the Research Agenda for DSM–V, all of which have been previously published as stand-alone articles in psychiatric
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OCD can present with a wide variety of symptoms. Certain groups of symptoms usually occur together as dimensions or clusters, which may reflect an
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Background: Association splitting is a cognitive technique that targets obsessions in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) by weakening biased semantic associations among OCD relevant
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Abstract: Background: Association splitting is a cognitive technique that targets obsessions in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) by weakening biased semantic associations among OCD-relevant
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