OCD2- 3B Flashcards
Diagnosis of Hoarding Disorder
- persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions
- difficulty results in accumulation that clutters and interferes with use of living areas
- with excessive acqusitiveness (80-90% of pts)
Additional features of hoarding disorder
- indeciveness, procrastination, poor planning, distractibility
- 50% have relative with hoarding behaviors
Treatment of hoarding disorder
- CBT
- medications: SSRI, SNRI
Most effective therapy for treatment of trichotillomania
-habit reversal training
Diagnosis of trichotillomania
- hair pulling
- repeated attempts to stop
- significant distress
Onset of trichotillomania
-bimodal presentation
children younger than 6 years
adolescents (predominantly females 80-90%
Treatment of trichotillomania
- psychotherapy is the most effective
- most success with habit reversal training
- medication minimally effective: best evidence for Clomipramine
Which infection is thought to be associated with obsessive compulsive symptoms?
-Group A Streptococcus
What is koro
-episode of sudden and intense anxiety that penis (or vulva or nipples) will recede into the body, possibly leading to death
What is Jikoshu-kyofu
-fear of offensive body odor
What is Shubo-kyofu
-excessive fear of bodily deformity