The second dimension pertains to whether stimuli are presented imaginally or whether they occur in vivo (in real situations). In either case, the stimuli can be presented in intensive or gradual fashion. [apa.org]

If it is later in the day, perhaps they are at a friends houses playing; or, aunt Mary took them shopping for your Christmas present, birthday presents, school clothes, etc. Whatever makes sense to her (a normal activity at that time). [alzheimersreadingroom.com]

Schwartz presents a simple four-step method for overcoming OCD that is so effective, it's now used in academic treatment centers throughout the world. [amazon.com]

Luria, who early in the last century presented a case study of a newspaper reporter he identified only as S., who was so overwhelmed by the extent of his memory's capacity that he had lost any ability to make sense of it all. [articles.latimes.com]

• Onychotillomania

  Severe nail biting or nail picking (onychotillomania) can cause significant nail deformities (eg, washboard deformity, or habit-tic nails) and subungual hemorrhages. [merckmanuals.com]

• Nail Deformity

  Severe nail biting or nail picking (onychotillomania) can cause significant nail deformities (eg, washboard deformity, or habit-tic nails) and subungual hemorrhages. [merckmanuals.com]

• Obsessive Thoughts

  Obsessive Thoughts in Other Anxiety Disorders It's also possible to develop obsessive thoughts associated with other anxiety disorders. [calmclinic.com]

  The compulsive behaviors continue as the unwanted obsessive thoughts persist. [appliedbehavioranalysisedu.org]

  Obsessive thoughts frequently have a theme of contamination (germs or dirt), or doubts over something that was said or done. Obsessive thoughts may have a religious theme or ideas of feeling unacceptable or immoral. [anxietyanddepressioncenter.com]

  Excessive hand washing, for example, helps a person deal with obsessive thoughts or fear of dirt or contamination. Persons can have obsessive thoughts without compulsions. And rituals or repeated behaviors can take place without obsessions. [healthylife.com]

• Dysphasia and Aphasia

  […] and aphasia R47.1 Dysarthria and anarthria R47.8 Other speech disturbances R47.82 Fluency disorder in conditions classified elsewhere R47.89 Other speech disturbances Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the [icd10data.com]

• Dysphasia

  […] obscuring reason for contact R46.8 Other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior R46.81 Obsessive-compulsive behavior R46.89 Other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior R47 Speech disturbances, not elsewhere classified R47.0 Dysphasia [icd10data.com]

treatment, post-treatment and 2 follow-up evaluations over 6 months. [clinicaltrials.gov]

Treatment Acceptability Overall, all 21 participants rated the treatment as “good” or “very good”. Nineteen of 21 participants found the treatment age-appropriate. [journals.plos.org]

The goal of exposure treatment is the elimination of maladaptive anxiety, intrusive obsessional thoughts, and associated ritualistic behaviors. Exposure treatments can be divided along two dimensions. [apa.org]

As treatment compliance is a critical factor in treatment outcome, we examined the number of exposure exercises completed by each treatment group. [annals-general-psychiatry.biomedcentral.com]

Eating disorders and OCD have many similarities, and the appropriate treatment of both conditions can help improve the prognosis for recovery. [eatingdisorderhope.com]

There is not much research on the prognosis of PANDAS. Some children recover completely, while others have symptoms through adulthood. In some cases, treating the underlying strep infection will cause symptoms to go away. [goodtherapy.org]

Wewetzer C, Jans T, Müller B, Neudörfl A, Bücherl U, et al.. (2001) Long-term outcome and prognosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder with onset in childhood or adolescence. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 10: 37–46. Available: Accessed 30 May 2012. 6. [journals.plos.org]

The comorbidity rate for OCD and ADHD has been reported as high as 51%. [107] Prognosis Quality of life is reduced across all domains in OCD. [en.wikipedia.org]

Practically all categories in the chapter could be designated 'not otherwise specified', 'unknown etiology' or 'transient'. [icd10data.com]

(See Etiology, History.) Once believed to be relatively rare in children and adolescents, OCD now is thought to affect as many as 2–3% of children. [emedicine.medscape.com]

The epidemiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder in five US communities. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1988 Dec. 45(12):1094-9. [Medline]. Goodman WK, Price LH, Rasmussen SA, Mazure C, Fleischmann RL, Hill CL, et al. [emedicine.medscape.com]

M. / 2010 / The Epidemiology of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication / Molecular Psychiatry 15 : 53 63 [학술지] Salkovskis, P. [kci.go.kr]

The epidemiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Molecular Psychiatry, 15, 53-63. OCD has a wide range of varied symptom profiles. [ocdtypes.com]

Because of the lack of large-scale, population-based epidemiological studies assessing CSB, its true prevalence among adults is unknown. [mdedge.com]

Conclusions Decreased neural activity in the ventromedial caudate nucleus during anticipation may be a specific neurobiological feature for the pathophysiology of PG, distinguishing it from OCD and healthy controls. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Phenomenology, Pathophysiology and Treatment. Oxford University Press. Aoki, Y; Aoki, A; Suwa, H (14 August 2012). [en.wikipedia.org]

Further studies with larger samples and longer follow-up period would be necessary to confirm these preliminary findings and clarify their pathophysiology. KEY WORDS：Schizophrenia·Obsessive-compulsive disorder·Comorbidity. [kisep.com]

[…] or reducing distress or preventing some dreaded event or situation; however, these behaviors or mental acts either are not connected in a realistic way with what they are designed to neutralize or prevent, or are clearly excessive. [anxietyanddepressioncenter.com]

Once the active treatment phase is completed, a maintenance phase involving response prevention activities can help prevent relapse. [apa.org]

The purpose of the behaviors or thoughts is to prevent or reduce distress, or prevent some feared event or situation. However, these behaviors or thoughts either are not connected to reality or clearly are extreme. [tourette.org]

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) behavior therapy, in which the patient is gradually exposed to the object or situation that causes anxiety and is taught to refrain from responding in a compulsive manner, is combined with family counseling (Family [clinicaltrials.gov]