1. EMedicine - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder : Article By Sarah C Aronson, MD obsessivecompulsive disorder - obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1654.htm

(advertisement) Home Specialties Resource Centers CME ... Patient Education Articles Images CME Patient Education Advanced Search Consumer Health Link to this site Back to: eMedicine Specialties Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, and Surgery Psychiatry Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Last Updated: November 15, 2004 Rate this Article Email to a Colleague Synonyms and related keywords: OCD, obsessions, cognitive-behavioral therapy, CBT, anxiety AUTHOR INFORMATION Section 1 of 10 Author Information Introduction Clinical Differentials ... Bibliography Author: Sarah C Aronson, MD , Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine, Case School of Medicine/University Hospitals of Cleveland Sarah C Aronson, MD, is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Family Physicians American Medical Association , and American Psychiatric Association Editor(s): Mohammed Memon, MD , Medical Director of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Spartanburg Regional Hospital System; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD

2. Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation The ObsessiveCompulsive Foundation is a community of those who have an interest in obsessive-compulsive disorder or related neurobiological disorders and http://www.ocfoundation.org/

3. Anxiety Disorders In Children And Adults Articles on the diagnosis and treatment of separation anxiety, obsessivecompulsive disorder, and agoraphobia. http://www.baltimorepsych.com/anxiety.htm

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4. Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation The ObsessiveCompulsive Foundation is a community of those who have an interest in obsessive-compulsive disorder or related neurobiological http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

5. Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation: What Is OCD? What are the symptoms of obsessivecompulsive disorder? Of the 79 experts to whom we sent the obsessive-compulsive disorder survey, 69 (87%) replied. http://www.ocfoundation.org/ocf1010a.htm

Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation What Is OCD? If you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), you may feel you are the only person facing the difficulties of this illness. But you are not alone. In the United States, 1 in 50 adults currently has OCD, and twice that many have had it at some point in their lives. Fortunately, very effective treatments for OCD are now available to help you regain a more satisfying life. Here are answers to the most commonly asked questions about OCD. What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? Worries, doubts, superstitious beliefs all are common in everyday life. However, when they become so excessive such as hours of hand washing or make no sense at all such as driving around and around the block to check that an accident didn't occur then a diagnosis of OCD is made. In OCD, it is as though the brain gets stuck on a particular thought or urge and just can't let go. People with OCD often say the symptoms feel like a case of mental hiccups that won't go away. OCD is a medical brain disorder that causes problems in information processing. It is not your fault or the result of a "weak" or unstable personality. Before the arrival of modern medications and cognitive behavior therapy, OCD was generally thought to be untreatable. Most people with OCD continued to suffer, despite years of ineffective psychotherapy. Today, luckily, treatment can help most people with OCD. Although OCD is usually completely curable only in some individuals, most people achieve meaningful and long-term symptom relief with comprehensive treatment.

6. Anxiety Disorders Among Children A source of information regarding the more common types of anxiety disorders, such as separation anxiety, panic disorder, social phobias, and obsessivecompulsive disorder. http://www.npi.ucla.edu/caap/anxieties/anxiety_problems.htm

Common anxiety and related problems among children For more information, click on the disorder that interest you: - Fears of being away from Mom and Dad or of sleeping alone - fear and avoidance of elevators, heights or water - fear and avoidance of certain animals, insects - unreasonable fear of needles or blood - physical sensations like racing heart, trouble catching breath, dizziness - panic attacks or feeling really scared out of the blue - frequent prolonged worrying - worries that are hard to control - uncomfortable shyness - reluctance to talk or interact or attend social events - intrusive unpleasant thoughts - need to repeat certain actions - involuntary muscle movement - repetitive vocalizations - repetitive pulling of hair - failure to speak in one or more specific social situations Selective Mutism home anxiety problems studies ... contact us

7. Oreilly.com -- Online Catalog: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, First Edition Helps parents secure a diagnosis, manage family life, understand medical interventions, explore therapeutic interventions, get care within their existing healthcare plan, and navigate the special education system. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ocd/

Sign In/My Account View Cart Book List Learning Lab ... Jobs Search Resource Centers Bioinformatics C/C++ Databases Digital Media ... XML Book Series Annoyances CD Bookshelves Cookbooks Developer's Notebooks ... Personal Trainer Publishing Partners Mandriva No Starch Press Paraglyph Press PC Publishing ... Syngress Publishing Online Publications LinuxDevCenter.com MacDevCenter.com ONDotnet.com ONJava.com ... XML.com Sponsored Zones Novell Learning Channel Special Interest Beta Chapters Events From the Editors List Letters ... tim.oreilly.com Special Sales Academic Corporate Services Government Inside O'Reilly About O'Reilly Bookstores Catalog Request Contact Us ... Register your book to get email notification of new editions, special offers, and more. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder By  Mitzi Waltz First Edition April 2000 ISBN: 1-56592-758-3 404 pages, $24.95 US, $36.95 CA Buy from O'Reilly: Buy Online at: select a store O'Reilly Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.ca BN.com Bookpool Bookshop Santa Cruz Borders Chapters.indigo.ca Cody's Books Digital Guru Foyles NerdBooks.com Opamp Technical Books PC Bookshop (UK) Powell's Quantum Readme.doc

8. Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation What Is OCD? What Is obsessivecompulsive disorder? Worries, doubts, superstitious beliefs all are common in everyday life. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

9. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Articles on research, diagnosis, and treatment of OCD, as well as an online OCD selftest. Also includes links to OCD organizations and online resources for http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-an05.html

SYNOPSIS Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder MENU Description American Description European Description Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents - U.S. Surgeon General Anxiety Disorders in Adults - U.S. Surgeon General Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - eMedicine.com Diagnosis Online Diagnosis Treatment External Links Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Expert Consensus Guideline Series Anxiety Disorders: Future Directions for Research and Treatment - Health Canada Treatment of Anxiety Disorders - U.S. Surgeon General Research All Recent Research Booklets Anxiety, Depression and Manic Depression - CPA External Links Anxiety and Phobias - Royal College of Psychiatrists Anxiety Disorders (Revised 1999) - APA Anxiety Disorders - NIMH Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Revised 1999) - APA Facts About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders - NIMH Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - NIMH Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), A Real Illness - NIMH Step on a Crack ... Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - NIMH Magazine Articles Obsessive Compulsion and Tics Linked to Sore Throats - Medical Post, May 21, 1996 Other Web Pages OCD - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource, Sept. 1998

10. Internet Mental Health OCD Information Articles on research, diagnosis, and treatment of OCD, as well as an online OCD selftest. Also includes links to OCD organizations and online http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

11. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder A look at what the disorder is, what causes it, and how it can be diagnosed and treated. http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/ocd.html

KidsHealth Kids Dealing With Feelings Some kids like to wash their hands, but Sarah does it too much. She wants to stop, but her hands just don't feel clean enough and she can't make herself turn off the water. Sometimes she scrubs her hands until they are red and raw. After eating, she feels she has to wash again. Because she spends so much time washing, Sarah has to rush to get to school on time. At school, she tries not to touch doorknobs or handrails, worrying that if she does she may catch a serious disease. Sometimes, Sarah gets behind in her classwork because she feels that she needs to keep checking it over and over. During a quiz or test Sarah checks and rechecks every answer and erases anything that isn't perfectly straight or neat. Sometimes she erases so hard it tears the paper, but she can't help it. Sarah gets a bad feeling that if everything isn't exactly right, something terrible may happen. All this worrying, checking, and fixing takes so long that Sarah hardly ever finishes the test before time is up. So even though she knows the work, she often gets an incomplete or even fails. Sarah tries so hard to hide her habits. She worries that she might be going crazy or that people would think she's weird if they knew what she was doing. Sarah knows that the time she spends washing and checking could be spent having fun with friends or doing her schoolwork, but she can't seem to stop herself. That's because Sarah has

12. OCD ONLINE HOME PAGE This web site is exclusively devoted to promoting a greater understanding of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder's (OCD) treatment and mental http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

13. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Someone might say you re obsessed with soccer or something else that you really like, but when someone has a true obsession, it isn t any fun. http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/learning_problem/ocd.html

KidsHealth Kids Kids' Health Problems Some kids like to wash their hands, but Sarah does it too much. She wants to stop, but her hands just don't feel clean enough and she can't make herself turn off the water. Sometimes she scrubs her hands until they are red and raw. After eating, she feels she has to wash again. Because she spends so much time washing, Sarah has to rush to get to school on time. At school, she tries not to touch doorknobs or handrails, worrying that if she does she may catch a serious disease. Sometimes, Sarah gets behind in her classwork because she feels that she needs to keep checking it over and over. During a quiz or test Sarah checks and rechecks every answer and erases anything that isn't perfectly straight or neat. Sometimes she erases so hard it tears the paper, but she can't help it. Sarah gets a bad feeling that if everything isn't exactly right, something terrible may happen. All this worrying, checking, and fixing takes so long that Sarah hardly ever finishes the test before time is up. So even though she knows the work, she often gets an incomplete or even fails. Sarah tries so hard to hide her habits. She worries that she might be going crazy or that people would think she's weird if they knew what she was doing. Sarah knows that the time she spends washing and checking could be spent having fun with friends or doing her schoolwork, but she can't seem to stop herself. That's because Sarah has

14. Scared Discusses separation anxiety, thunderstorm anxiety and obsessivecompulsive disorder. http://www.geocities.com/harbaugh4/scared.html

Phobias and Other Anxiety Separation anxiety - it's not just for doggies anymore. Cats have the ability to be just as destructive and annoying as dogs, in this regard. Well, maybe not AS annoying. Separation anxiety is demonstrated by several things, centered on how the cat acts when you leave, when you're gone, and when you return. Here, your cat is a dog. You try to leave, and she runs to the door, crying, climbing at the wall, saying take me too!! She tries to sneak out the door and run with you to work. When you're gone, she cries, and destroys things she never does when you're around. And when you return, it's the biggest event of the world - all is right, because you are home!! Flattering, but...not preferable. Your cat must be retrained, because it's causing her extreme stress every time you leave, she's destroying things, and you may not always be able to successfully chase her when she sneaks out. What can you do? The first task is for the owner. Change *your* routine. We don't realize it, but we do the exact same things again and again every day. Your cat will figure out that when you put on shoes, turn off the TV, pick up your briefcase and grab your keys, you're on the way out. So, instead, do things out of order. Put your keys in your pocket a half hour before you're ready to leave. Put on your shoes right away after showering. When you aren't leaving, go put on your shoes, pick up your keys and bag - and walk back to the couch and sit down. This will help to break her of the patterned response.

15. Mental Help Net - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Introduction Organizations Symptoms obsessive-compulsive disorder Symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Treatment http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

16. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Everyone s experienced anxiety, fear, or worry at some time it s normal to worry about school, your friends, what people think of you, your appearance, http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/ocd.html

KidsHealth Teens Your Mind Mental Health You probably have weeks when you feel like you do the same thing day after day. You wake up, go to school, go to sports practice, go to your part-time job, go home, eat dinner, do homework, and go to bed. Maybe it feels like an endless cycle sometimes, but then an upcoming concert or visit to a college campus looms on the horizon and you start to enjoy the break in your routine. Some teens, though, find that their lives are a series of endless routines, filled with behaviors they feel compelled to repeat again and again. For teens who experience obsessive-compulsive disorder, it's not boredom that causes that repetitive feeling, but fears and anxieties they can't control. What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? Every kid, teen, and adult has experienced anxiety, fear, or worry at some time - it's completely normal to worry about school, your friends, what people think of you, your appearance , and tons of other stuff. But some teens and kids - about 1 million in the United States - experience obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), an anxiety disorder that causes the brain to get stuck on a thought or urge or to behave in a repetitive way. Teens with OCD feel they don't have control over their thoughts or fears and it may cause them to think about them repeatedly. These thoughts or behaviors that need to be repeated may interfere with a teen's life and may cause the teen to feel extremely embarrassed or ashamed. Teens with OCD often experience two parts of the disorder: obsessions and compulsions.

17. An Evolutionary Hypothesis For Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Psychological Im Abed, Riadh T and de Pauw, Karel W (1999) An Evolutionary Hypothesis for obsessivecompulsive disorder A Psychological Immune System?. Behavioural Neurology 11245-250. http://cogprints.soton.ac.uk/documents/disk0/00/00/11/47/cog00001147-00/ocd-fina

An Evolutionary Hypothesis For Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Psychological Immune System? *Riadh T. Abed, MBChB, MRCPsych, DPM, Consultant Psychiatrist, Rotherham District General Hospital, Moorgate Road, Rotherham S60 2UD , UK; and Honorary Clinical Lecturer, University of Sheffield. Karel W. de Pauw, MBChB, MD, MRCPsych, Consultant Psychiatrist and Senior Clinical Lecturer , St James’s University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK. * Correspondence : E-mail abed@globalnet.co.uk An Evolutionary Hypothesis for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Psychological Immune System? Abstract: A new hypothesis is presented within the framework of evolutionary psychology that attempts to explain the origins of obsessive-compulsive disorder. It is suggested that obsessions and compulsions originate from the overactivity of a mental module that the majority of humans possess and has the function of generating risk scenarios without voluntary intervention. It is hypothesised that obsessional phenomena function as an off-line risk avoidance process, designed to lead to risk avoidance behaviour at a future time, thus distinguishing it from anxiety and related phenomena as

18. Treatment Of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder The Expert Consensus Guideline Series Treatment of obsessivecompulsive disorder Editors John S. March, MD, MPH; Allen Frances, MD; http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

19. NIMH: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) obsessivecompulsive disorder, OCD, is an anxiety disorder and is characterized by Effective treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder are available, http://www.nimh.nih.gov/HealthInformation/ocdmenu.cfm

@import "/includes/styles/nimhtouchup/wireframe.css"; @import "/includes/styles/nimhtouchup/contents.css"; @import "/includes/styles/nimhtouchup/textsizeS.css"; Skip to main content Working to improve mental health through biomedical research on mind, brain, and behavior Text Size: S M L powered by Google Advanced Search Press Room NIMH Outreach Scientific Meetings Clinical Trials ... Other Disorders Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, OCD, is an anxiety disorder and is characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and/or repetitive behaviors (compulsions). Repetitive behaviors such as handwashing, counting, checking, or cleaning are often performed with the hope of preventing obsessive thoughts or making them go away. Performing these so-called "rituals," however, provides only temporary relief, and not performing them markedly increases anxiety. more>> People with OCD may be plagued by persistent, unwelcome thoughts or images, or by the urgent need to engage in certain rituals. They may be obsessed with germs or dirt, and wash their hands over and over. They may be filled with doubt and feel the need to check things repeatedly. more>> Treatment Effective treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder are available, and research is yielding new, improved therapies that can help most people with OCD and other anxiety disorders lead productive, fulfilling lives.

20. Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Information on this condition written from a personal perspective. Includes descriptions of related disorders, a list of books, and links to online resources. http://understanding_ocd.tripod.com/

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