Obsession
Recurring, intrusive thoughts/beliefs/sensations
that cause severe distress and anxiety for the
patient.
ITS RELEIVED BY COMPULSION
Compulsion
Repetitive and time-consuming
* actions
* rituals
* behaviors
to provide relief from the anxiety.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) DSMV
Etiology of ocd
significant genetic component with higher rates of OCD in first-degree relatives and monozygotic twins
prevelance, gender ocd
Lifetime prevalence 2-3%; no gender difference in prevalence
Common patterns of obsessions and compulsions
prognosis of ocd
Chronic course, with waxing and waning symptoms; less than 20% remission rate without treatment.
Patients have varying degrees of insight into their condition.
is suicide common in ocd?
Suicidal ideation in 50% of OCD patients, with up to 25% performing at least one suicide attempt.
High comorbidity with other anxiety disorders, depressive or bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive personality
disorder (OCPD), and tic disorders.
Treatment of ocd
combination psychopharmacology and CBT.
Last resort: in debilitating, treatment-resistant cases, can use psychosurgery (cingulotomy) or
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
psychosurgery used in treatment resistant ocd
(cingulotomy)
treatment of treatment resistant ocd
psychosurgery (cingulotomy) or
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
Differentiating OCD and
obsessive-compulsive personality disorder(OCPD)
OCPD are obsessed with details, control, and perfectionism;
they are not intruded upon by unwanted preoccupations nor compelled to carry out compulsions.
Represent ego-syntonic behavior in harmony with or acceptable to the needs and goals of the ego;
the acceptable and consistent with the persons total personality
Represent ego-dystonic behavior
ocd
in conflict, or dissonant,
with the needs and goals of the ego, or, further, in conflict with a person’s ideal self-image
ego syntonic behavior
ocpd
in harmony with or acceptable to the needs and goals of the ego;
the acceptable and consistent with the persons total personality
Body Dysmorphic Disorder DSMV
BODY DYSMORPHIC disorder
gender
more common in women than men
Body Dysmorphic Disorder prevelance elevated in
Prevalence elevated in those with high rates of childhood abuse andneglect.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder onset
gradual, beginning in early adolescence (mean age of onset 15 years).
Body dysmorphic disorder
Do Surgical or dermatological procedures satisfy the patient?
NO
suicide in body dysmorphic disorder
High rate of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts.
Comorbid with major depression, social anxiety disorder, and OCD
treatment of body dysmorphic disorder
Treatment: SSRI and/or CBT may reduce the obsessive and compulsive symptoms inmany patients
Muscle Dysmorphia def
how do patient with muscle dysmorphia usually appear
muscle dysmorphia is more common in which gender