Keeping yourself and your surroundings clean is viewed with a positive lens. Rightly so, it suggests you put hygiene and order in high regard. But it doesn’t remain the same when the cleaning bit becomes obsessive. Obsessive cleaning, a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), compels people to clean and maintain cleanliness beyond reasonable levels. Please …
A study by a team of researchers at Nimhans has revealed how the use of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) to regulate extreme cases of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, commonly known as OCD, has borne positive results. The researchers, specialising in Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, studied in detail how Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is reportedly a highly complex and precise …
A new study says people with OCD are likely to die earlier. When asked if it it an actual disorder, Dr Achal Bhagat, senior consultant, psychiatrist and psychotherapist, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, and chairperson, Saarthak Mental Health Services, says, “Obsessive-compulsive disorder or OCD is a common and distressing type of anxiety disorder. Up to 4% of …
OCD affects about 2% of the population. People with the condition have distressing intrusive and repetitive thoughts (such as a fear of being contaminated or becoming aggressive towards others) and feel compelled to perform time-consuming rituals to reduce the discomfort caused by the thoughts, such as cleaning, repeating or checking. The disorder significantly impairs daily …
1. Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) had a higher risk of mortality, particularly due to unnatural cases. Evidence rating level: 2 (Good) Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric disorder that is usually chronic and associated with a great deal of anxiety, often resulting in poor quality of life. Researchers aimed to assess the risk of …
Parents with psychiatric disorders have a higher likelihood of passing down psychiatric disorders to their children, according to a new study.1 According to the World Health Organization, 1 in 8 people (n = 970 million) worldwide have a mental disorder.2 Since it was unknown whether parents passing down psychiatric disorders to their offspring is attributed …