Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
"Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent, persistent obsessions or compulsions. Obsessions are the intrusive ideas, thoughts, or images that are experienced as senseless or repugnant. Compulsions are repetitive and seemingly purposeful behavior which the individual generally recognizes as senseless and from which the individual does not derive pleasure although it may provide a release from tension.
| Descriptor ID |
D009771
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F03.080.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive
- Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
- Neurosis, Obsessive-Compulsive
- Neuroses, Obsessive-Compulsive
- Neurosis, Obsessive Compulsive
- Obsessive-Compulsive Neuroses
- Obsessive-Compulsive Neurosis
- Anankastic Personality
- Anankastic Personalities
- Personalities, Anankastic
- Personality, Anankastic
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" by people in Profiles.
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Intensive residential treatment for severe obsessive-compulsive disorder: characterizing treatment course and predictors of response. J Psychiatr Res. 2014 Sep; 56:98-105.
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The prevalence of clinically recognized obsessive-compulsive disorder in a large health maintenance organization. Am J Psychiatry. 2001 Nov; 158(11):1904-10.
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Pharmacotherapy of obsessive-compulsive disorder in a health maintenance organization. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2000 Nov 01; 57(21):1972-8.