Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a mental disorder in which a person experiences intrusive, unwanted thoughts known as obsessions and feels driven to repeat certain behaviors, known as compulsions, to relieve the distress those thoughts cause. The pattern of obsessions and compulsions can become severe enough to significantly interfere with daily functioning. The condition has been described in medical and historical sources since antiquity, reflecting its long-recognized presence across many societies.
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Classification
ICD-10 ChapterV: Mental and Behavioural Disorders 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Causative Agent
Causative Agent (category)Idiopathic / Multifactorial 1 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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Source Ablative brain surgery (Wikipedia)
Source Bilateral cingulotomy (Wikipedia)
Cognitive behavioral therapy (with exposure and response prevention) is standard first-line treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Source Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (Wikipedia)
Source Neuromodulation (Wikipedia)
Source Psychosurgery (Wikipedia)
Source Transcranial focused ultrasound (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: Obsessive-compulsive disorder
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Psychiatry, clinical psychology
Introduction
The causes of OCD are multifactorial and not fully understood, involving genetic predisposition, environmental stressors such as childhood trauma, abnormalities in brain structure and neurotransmitter function, certain medications or drugs, potential autoimmune processes in some children, and possibly evolutionary factors influencing compulsive behaviors.
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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 behaviors (compulsions) repeatedly to relieve the distress caused by the obsession, to the extent where it impairs general function.
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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 behaviors (compulsions) repeatedly to relieve the distress caused by the obsession, to the extent where it impairs general function.
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Mental and behavioural disorders
Bilateral cingulotomy (Wikipedia)
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Today, it is mainly used in the treatment of depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Psychosurgery (Wikipedia)
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Some countries have abandoned psychosurgery altogether; in others, for example the US and the UK, it is only used in a few centres on small numbers of people with depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Neuromodulation (Wikipedia)
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This treatment is widely used to remedy various mental health conditions like depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other mood disorders.
Transcranial focused ultrasound (Wikipedia)
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Applications of tFUS neuromodulation in clinical practice may include treatment of essential tremor, treatment-resistant major depressive disorder (MDD), post-stroke chronic pain, epilepsy, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and anxiety.
Ablative brain surgery (Wikipedia)
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In the People's Republic of China, surgical ablation was used to treat psychological and neurological disorders, particularly schizophrenia, but also including clinical depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (Wikipedia)
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Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy shows potential in treating mental disorders including major depressive disorder, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorders, substance use disorder, and neuropathic pain.
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