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  Obsessive-compulsive disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
OCD is manifested in a variety of forms, but is most commonly characterized by a subject's obsessive drive to perform a particular task or set of tasks, compulsions commonly termed rituals.
OCD should also be distinguished from the similarly named but notably different obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, which psychiatric guidelines define as a personality characteristic rather than an anxiety disorder.
OCD primarily involves the brain regions of the striatum and the cingulate cortex, especially the striatum.
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 Obsessive-compulsive disorder : OCD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Some people who have OCD may be completely aware that such obsessions are not rational, but feel bound to comply with them because otherwise they suffer from panic or irrational dread.
A common aspect of OCD is magical thinking, where the sufferer believes that they will be punished for their thoughts or failure to perform their self-imposed rituals.
OCD can be treated with a variety of anti-depressants, such as Anafranil, or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors such as including Paxil, Zoloft, Prozac, Luvox, and Anafranil[?].
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 OCD (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
OCD is a TLA that may stand for:
Oldest College Daily, in reference to the Yale Daily News (although its status as the oldest is disputed)
This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/OCD_(disambiguation)   (113 words)

  
 Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (or OCD), as categorized by the DSM-IV, is an anxiety disorder.
In many cases the task that an OCD sufferer does may seem simple to the layperson, but the sufferer feels that they must perform it in some particular way for fear of dire consequences.
OCD can be treated with a variety of anti-depressants, such as Anafranil, or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors such as Paxil, Zoloft, Prozac, Luvox, and Anafranil.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/obsessive_compulsive_disorder_1   (672 words)

  
 Blinkie Obsession   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
OCD ismanifested in a variety of forms, but is most commonly characterized by a subject's obsessive drive to perform a particular taskor set of tasks, compulsions commonly termed rituals.
OCD should be distinguished from the similarly named but notably different obsessive-compulsivepersonality disorder, which psychiatric guidelines define as a personalitycharacteristic rather than an anxiety disorder.
It is also important to distinguish OCD from other types of anxiety,including the routine tension and stress that appear throughout life.
www.super8filmmaking.com /tail/10066-blinkie-obsession.html   (324 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: OCD
Since almost none of the symptoms of OCD were seen in school, the teacher's have been telling Julie that maybe she should see her doctor about cutting down the medication.
She has learned a lot about OCD, and is sort of sad, as so much of who she thought she was seems to be either obsessions or compulsions.
OCD that comes to the attention of professionals in Canada is usually accompanied by some other neuropsychiatric disorder.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/OCD   (7634 words)

  
 Obsessive-compulsive disorder - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The popular media rarely portrays sufferers as how they truly are — locked in a debilitating cycle of meaningless rituals that they feel compelled to perform despite recognizing their senselessness.
During the process of remaking Judy, Kim Novak, into Elster's wife, Madeline in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, Scottie, James Stewart, seems to show the OCD characteristics of inflexibility ; preoccupation with details, rules, and lists; reluctance to allow others to do things; and restrictive expression of affection (until Judy was recreated into Madeline).
The film is notorious for its unrealistic, Hollywood portrayal of OCD symptoms.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/OCD   (3038 words)

  
 Obsessive-compulsive disorder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
MAGAZINES Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1/1/1995 Hanna, Gregory L. Obsessive- compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common neuropsychiatric...
At this writing (2004), Pure O is considered the trickiest form of OCD to treat, though headway continues to be made by specialists such as Dr. Steven Phillipson[1].
In the 2005 film Elektra, the title character suffers from OCD, despite her own claims not to.
hallencyclopedia.com /Obsessive-compulsive_disorder   (1845 words)

  
 Obsessive-compulsive disorder - vitalcoaching.com
In many cases the task that an OCD sufferer does may seem simple to the layperson, but the sufferer feels that he or she must perform it in some particular way for fear of dire consequences.
Such a person, when addicted to cigarettes, may argue that he or she can only quit smoking on the 13th or 27th of each month, and only when he or she possess four cigarettes at noon.
There are claims that long-term remission of symptoms has been achieved without medications through cognitive-behavioral therapy making use of the principles of extinction and habituation.
vitalcoaching.com /notes/obsessive_compulsive_disorder.htm   (715 words)

  
 OCD (disambiguation) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
OCD (disambiguation) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about OCD (disambiguation) contains research on
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/OCD_%28disambiguation%29   (104 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Obsessive-compulsive disorder
At this writing (2004), Pure O is considered the trickiest form of OCD to treat, though headway continues to be made by specialists such as Dr. Steven Phillipson http://www.ocdonline.com/.
The US FDA has approved a study to determine their effectiveness that is being conducted at the University of Arizona.
Richard Briers' character Martin Bryce from the sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles was cleary sufferring from advanced OCD and this manifested itself in organising all the local events, societies and charities of The Close.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Obsessive-compulsive   (2128 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Typically 2-3 % of the general population is believed to have OCD or OCD like symptons.
OCD can be treated with a variety of anti-depressants, such as Anafranil, or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, SSRI's such as Paxil, Zoloft, Prozac, Luvox, and Anafranil.
Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Obsessive-compulsive_disorder   (623 words)

  
 biology - Obsessive-compulsive disorder
At this writing (2004), Pure O is considered the trickiest form of OCD to treat, though headway continues to be made by specialists such as Dr. Steven Phillipson [1].
Her apartment was always clean and she had objects in precise points and various clocks at precise times for reasons only she thought were rational, among other things.
This is particularly interesting because at that point in his life, Michael J. Fox already knew he had Parkinson's disease.
www.biologydaily.com /biology/OCD   (1716 words)

  
 Obsessive-compulsive disorder -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Template:DiseaseDisorder infobox Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric disorder, specifically, an anxiety disorder.
The majority of researchers believe that there is some type of abnormality in the neurotransmitter serotonin, among other possible psychological or biological abnormalities.
Malcolm McDowell plays an OCD sufferer in the film Shadow Realm whose rituals keep the entire universe in working order.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Obsessive-compulsive_disorder   (3022 words)

  
 Obsessive-compulsive disorder - Unipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
At this writing (2004), Pure O is considered the trickiest form of OCD to treat, though headway continues to be made by specialists such as Dr. Steven Phillipson [1] (http://www.ocdonline.com/).
The Ocd Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-compulsive Disorder
OCD in Children and Adolescents: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Manual
www.unipedia.info /OCD.html   (2264 words)

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