Woman diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder became delusional after childbirth: A case report
Core Tip: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common mental disorder that varies greatly in manifestation and causes much distress to individuals.We describe a case that developed over a decade where a Chinese woman with OCD became delusional after childbirth, seriously affecting her marriage and parent-child relationship.
CASE STUDY John (obsessive-compulsive disorder)
Case Study Details. John is a 56-year-old man who presents to you for treatment. His symptoms started slowly; he tells you that he was always described as an anxious person and remembers being worried about a lot of things throughout his life. For instance, he reported he was very afraid he'd contract HIV by touching doorknobs, even though he ...
Juvenile obsessive-compulsive disorder: A case report
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a clinically heterogeneous disorder with many possible subtypes.[] The lifetime prevalence of OCD is around 2-3%.[] Evidence points to a bimodal distribution of the age of onset, with studies of juvenile OCD finding a mean age at onset of around 10 years, and adult OCD studies finding a mean age at onset of 21 years.[2,3] Treatment is often delayed in ...
Obsessive compulsive disorder in very young children
Paediatric obsessive compulsive disorder [] is a chronic condition with lifetime prevalence estimates ranging from 0.25 [] to 2-3% [].OCD is often associated with severe disruptions of family functioning [] and impairment of peer relationships as well as academic performance [].Mean age of onset of early onset OCD is 10.3 years, with a range from 7.5 to 12.5 years [] or at an average of 11 ...
Story of "Hope": Successful treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder
The client Hope provides a good example of a very positive outcome from sustained, multifaceted psychotherapy with a 30-year-old woman presenting with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), fear of flying, panic disorder without agoraphobia, nightmare disorder, and a childhood history of separation anxiety disorder. Based on ratings at the beginning of therapy and end of therapy on a structured ...
Living With OCD: One Woman's Story
Diance suffers from scrupulosity, a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). People with scrupulosity suffer from persistent, irrational thoughts about not being devout or moral enough, and believing that these thoughts are sinful and disappoint God. And like the 2.2 million adults who have OCD, Diance's obsessive, unwanted thoughts and ...
Multidimensional Approaches for A Case of Severe Adult Obsessive
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic, distressing and substantially impairing neuropsychiatric disorder, characterized by obsessions or compulsions. The current case describes a 44-year-old adult female diagnosed with OCD. The patient had an incomplete response to several SSRIs alone during her past treatment, and led a poor-quality ...
Case Report on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder where people feel the. need to check things repeatedly, perform certain routines repeatedly (called "rituals"), or have. certain thoughts repeatedly (called "obsessions"). Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a. debilitating neuropsychiatric disorder with a lifetime prevalence of 2 to ...
PDF A Case of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Triggered by the Pandemic
OCD is associated with a reduced quality of life and is often co-morbid with anxiety and mood (affective) disorders, namely depressive disorder and is associated with sig-nificant impairment in functioning. The WHO ranked OCD within the top ten disabling disorders is associated with dysfunction and decreased quality of life [3,5].
Case Report: Obsessive compulsive disorder...
Cortico-striato-thalamocortical circuitry dysfunction is central to an integrated neuroscience formulation of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) 1, 2. However, more recent large-scale brain connectivity analyses implicate the role of the cerebello-thalamocortical networks also 3. Here, we report a case of OCD secondary to a cerebellar lesion.
Case Studies: OCD and PTSD
Case Study: Cho. Cho was thirteen when her home caught fire during a terrible lightning storm. A firefighter managed to help her escape through the window but her mother was trapped in a room on the other side of the house. Almost two years later, Cho still has night terrors. She hears her mother's screams in her sleep and wakes up in a cold ...
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Sophie is a 26-year-old mental health advocate who has lived with OCD for 11 years. She won a Bill Pringle Award with Rethink Mental Illness for her poem on managing OCD in 2019 and has spoken publicly about her experience on radio and on social media. She is open and vocal about mental health and mental illness because she knows first-hand how isolating and scary it can be in the beginning.
Case Study: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Case Study: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. June 7, 2013. In a previous article we reviewed a range of treatments that are used to help clients suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In this edition we showcase the case study of Darcy [fictional name], who worked with a psychologist to address the symptoms and history of her OCD.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A
We describe a case of OCD that was successfully treated with eight sessions of ACT, with the results being maintained over a one-month follow-up period. Postintervention tests revealed a significant decrease in obsessive-compulsive symptoms and an associated increase in psychological flexibility. This case study highlights the possible ...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Most studies of tDCS in OCD are open-label or case reports, using a range of electrode montages, targeting areas including the supplementary motor cortex and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Initial results from these studies show promise and provide impetus for further research 164,165.
Psychiatry.org
Print. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which people have recurring, unwanted thoughts, ideas or sensations (obsessions). To get rid of the thoughts, they feel driven to do something repetitively (compulsions). The repetitive behaviors, such as hand washing/cleaning, checking on things, mental acts (like counting), or other ...
Case Study of a Middle-Aged Woman's OCD Treatment Using ...
Introduction: This is a case report of a middle-aged woman, who was experiencing "obsessive" thoughts related to the "Bindi" (decorative piece wear by women on the forehead) and cleaning "compulsions".Present case report discusses the patient's assessment, case formulation, treatment plan and the effectiveness of the CBT and ERP sessions in reducing OCD symptoms.
Case Study of an Adolescent Boy with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Case Study of an Adolescent Boy with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Susan S. Woods, Ph. D. Youth Services, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan P.Q. is a boy from Ohio, thirteen years, nine months of age. He was admitted to Children's Psychiatric Hospital on an emergency basis on 28 March 1975. He had been noted […]
Case study: A child with obsessive-compulsive disorder and cognitive
This case study illustrates the use of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for a 10-year-old girl with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is a form of CBT that involves facing feared triggers over an extended period of time without any rituals.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Evidence-based treatments and future
Abstract. Over the past three decades, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has moved from an almost untreatable, life-long psychiatric disorder to a highly manageable one. This is a very welcome change to the 1%-3% of children and adults with this disorder as, thanks to advances in both pharmacological and psychological therapies, prognosis for ...
Exposure and response prevention for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A
INTRODUCTION. Considered one of the most debilitating psychiatric illnesses,[1,2] obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by distressing thoughts and repetitive behaviors that are interfering, time-consuming, and difficult to control.[] Historically, OCD was thought to be untreatable, as people with the disorder did not respond that well to traditional psychodynamic psychotherapy ...
OCD Case Examples
Of the children who are diagnosed with OCD, most will experience contamination obsessions. Adults are more likely to experience so called "bad thoughts" OCD, i.e. religious, sexual, harm and aggressive obsessions. OCD is equally common in men and women. Symptoms may come-and-go, change in form, or spontaneuosly remit.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder: case study and discussion of treatment
Abstract. A patient's own account of her obsessive-compulsive disorder is presented. She describes her distressing experiences, the impact of the disturbance on her and her family's life and her subsequent improvement using the technique of exposure and response prevention. The treatments available are discussed and the benefits of self ...
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Core Tip: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common mental disorder that varies greatly in manifestation and causes much distress to individuals.We describe a case that developed over a decade where a Chinese woman with OCD became delusional after childbirth, seriously affecting her marriage and parent-child relationship.
Case Study Details. John is a 56-year-old man who presents to you for treatment. His symptoms started slowly; he tells you that he was always described as an anxious person and remembers being worried about a lot of things throughout his life. For instance, he reported he was very afraid he'd contract HIV by touching doorknobs, even though he ...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a clinically heterogeneous disorder with many possible subtypes.[] The lifetime prevalence of OCD is around 2-3%.[] Evidence points to a bimodal distribution of the age of onset, with studies of juvenile OCD finding a mean age at onset of around 10 years, and adult OCD studies finding a mean age at onset of 21 years.[2,3] Treatment is often delayed in ...
Paediatric obsessive compulsive disorder [] is a chronic condition with lifetime prevalence estimates ranging from 0.25 [] to 2-3% [].OCD is often associated with severe disruptions of family functioning [] and impairment of peer relationships as well as academic performance [].Mean age of onset of early onset OCD is 10.3 years, with a range from 7.5 to 12.5 years [] or at an average of 11 ...
The client Hope provides a good example of a very positive outcome from sustained, multifaceted psychotherapy with a 30-year-old woman presenting with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), fear of flying, panic disorder without agoraphobia, nightmare disorder, and a childhood history of separation anxiety disorder. Based on ratings at the beginning of therapy and end of therapy on a structured ...
Diance suffers from scrupulosity, a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). People with scrupulosity suffer from persistent, irrational thoughts about not being devout or moral enough, and believing that these thoughts are sinful and disappoint God. And like the 2.2 million adults who have OCD, Diance's obsessive, unwanted thoughts and ...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic, distressing and substantially impairing neuropsychiatric disorder, characterized by obsessions or compulsions. The current case describes a 44-year-old adult female diagnosed with OCD. The patient had an incomplete response to several SSRIs alone during her past treatment, and led a poor-quality ...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder where people feel the. need to check things repeatedly, perform certain routines repeatedly (called "rituals"), or have. certain thoughts repeatedly (called "obsessions"). Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a. debilitating neuropsychiatric disorder with a lifetime prevalence of 2 to ...
OCD is associated with a reduced quality of life and is often co-morbid with anxiety and mood (affective) disorders, namely depressive disorder and is associated with sig-nificant impairment in functioning. The WHO ranked OCD within the top ten disabling disorders is associated with dysfunction and decreased quality of life [3,5].
Cortico-striato-thalamocortical circuitry dysfunction is central to an integrated neuroscience formulation of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) 1, 2. However, more recent large-scale brain connectivity analyses implicate the role of the cerebello-thalamocortical networks also 3. Here, we report a case of OCD secondary to a cerebellar lesion.
Case Study: Cho. Cho was thirteen when her home caught fire during a terrible lightning storm. A firefighter managed to help her escape through the window but her mother was trapped in a room on the other side of the house. Almost two years later, Cho still has night terrors. She hears her mother's screams in her sleep and wakes up in a cold ...
Sophie is a 26-year-old mental health advocate who has lived with OCD for 11 years. She won a Bill Pringle Award with Rethink Mental Illness for her poem on managing OCD in 2019 and has spoken publicly about her experience on radio and on social media. She is open and vocal about mental health and mental illness because she knows first-hand how isolating and scary it can be in the beginning.
Case Study: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. June 7, 2013. In a previous article we reviewed a range of treatments that are used to help clients suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In this edition we showcase the case study of Darcy [fictional name], who worked with a psychologist to address the symptoms and history of her OCD.
We describe a case of OCD that was successfully treated with eight sessions of ACT, with the results being maintained over a one-month follow-up period. Postintervention tests revealed a significant decrease in obsessive-compulsive symptoms and an associated increase in psychological flexibility. This case study highlights the possible ...
Most studies of tDCS in OCD are open-label or case reports, using a range of electrode montages, targeting areas including the supplementary motor cortex and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Initial results from these studies show promise and provide impetus for further research 164,165.
Print. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which people have recurring, unwanted thoughts, ideas or sensations (obsessions). To get rid of the thoughts, they feel driven to do something repetitively (compulsions). The repetitive behaviors, such as hand washing/cleaning, checking on things, mental acts (like counting), or other ...
Introduction: This is a case report of a middle-aged woman, who was experiencing "obsessive" thoughts related to the "Bindi" (decorative piece wear by women on the forehead) and cleaning "compulsions".Present case report discusses the patient's assessment, case formulation, treatment plan and the effectiveness of the CBT and ERP sessions in reducing OCD symptoms.
Case Study of an Adolescent Boy with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Susan S. Woods, Ph. D. Youth Services, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan P.Q. is a boy from Ohio, thirteen years, nine months of age. He was admitted to Children's Psychiatric Hospital on an emergency basis on 28 March 1975. He had been noted […]
This case study illustrates the use of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for a 10-year-old girl with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is a form of CBT that involves facing feared triggers over an extended period of time without any rituals.
Abstract. Over the past three decades, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has moved from an almost untreatable, life-long psychiatric disorder to a highly manageable one. This is a very welcome change to the 1%-3% of children and adults with this disorder as, thanks to advances in both pharmacological and psychological therapies, prognosis for ...
INTRODUCTION. Considered one of the most debilitating psychiatric illnesses,[1,2] obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by distressing thoughts and repetitive behaviors that are interfering, time-consuming, and difficult to control.[] Historically, OCD was thought to be untreatable, as people with the disorder did not respond that well to traditional psychodynamic psychotherapy ...
Of the children who are diagnosed with OCD, most will experience contamination obsessions. Adults are more likely to experience so called "bad thoughts" OCD, i.e. religious, sexual, harm and aggressive obsessions. OCD is equally common in men and women. Symptoms may come-and-go, change in form, or spontaneuosly remit.
Abstract. A patient's own account of her obsessive-compulsive disorder is presented. She describes her distressing experiences, the impact of the disturbance on her and her family's life and her subsequent improvement using the technique of exposure and response prevention. The treatments available are discussed and the benefits of self ...