OCD Flashcards
What is the definition of ocd
It is a common form of anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce fear and worry by repetitive behavior aimed to reduce that associated anxiety
Obsessions are
Recurrent and persistent thoughts ,urges,images that are experianced at some time during disturbance
They are unwanted and caused marked anxiety
Who dose thee individual deal with these obsessions
By turning theses thoughts and impulses into repetitive beaviours (compulsions) in order to reduce their anxiety
What is the compulsion
Repetitive behavior or repetitive mental acts that an individual preform in a response to their obsessions
Epidemiology of ocd
— the 4th most common psychiatric disorder
—boys are more affected than girls
—mean age of onset 20
The relation between the ocd and the marriage status
More common in singles
Who has an earlier onset men or women
Men at 19
Usually ocd is associated with. Other psychiatric conditions such as
MMD 67%
Social phopia25%
Tics 20-30%
The etiology of ocd
—serotonin dysregulation
—patients have good response to serotonin drug
Is there any relation between ocd and genetics ?
Yes relative of proband have 3 to 5 higher folds to get ocd
What is the environmental stressor that could cause ocd
—pregnancy
—child birth
—parental care of a child.
Dsm5 diagnostics criterion for obsessive compulsive disorder
— presence of obsession or compulsion or both
—these obsessions or compulsive are time consuming (more Han 1 hours per day)
—not due to meditation or substance
—not explained by other mental illness
The most common type of obsession in adults is
Contamination followed by compulsion of washing hands
The second and third most common obsession in adult are
—pathological doubt
—sexual act
—suicidal thoughts
—symmetry
New onset ocd after the age of 30 should raise the potential awareness against
Neurological conterbution to the disorder such as
—Sydenham chorea
—Huntington disease
