International OCD Foundation
6 oCd: Frequently asked Questions How common is OCD? Our best estimates are that about 1 in 100 adults – or between 2 to 3 million adults in the United States – currently have OCD.1,2 This is roughly the same number of people living in the city of Houston, Texas.
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Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)
iocdf.orgA person does not need to have all of these symptoms to have the personality disorder. What is the difference between OCPD and OCD? • People with OCD have insight, meaning they are aware that their unwanted thoughts are unreasonable. People with OCPD think their way is the “right and best way” and usually feel comfortable with …
PATIENT 22. AME DATE YALE-BROWN OBSESSIVE …
iocdf.orgPATIENT 22. NAME_____DATE_____ YALE-BROWN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE SCALE (Y-BOCS)* Questions 1 to 5 are about your obsessive thoughts Obsessions are unwanted ideas, images or impulses that intrude on thinking against your wishes and efforts to resist
PATIENT AME DATE YALE-BROWN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE …
iocdf.orgPATIENT 22. NAME_____DATE_____ YALE-BROWN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE SCALE (Y-BOCS)* Questions 1 to 5 are about your obsessive thoughts Obsessions are unwanted ideas, images or impulses that intrude on thinking against your wishes and efforts to resist
SCRUPULOSITY What is Scrupulosity? What are the …
iocdf.orgCognitive behavior therapy featuring a procedure called “exposure and response prevention” is the primary psychological treatment for scrupulosity. A certain kind of
PANDAS Fact Sheet - International OCD Foundation
iocdf.orgchallenges such as another strep infection, or by other bacterial or viral infections (ear infections, sinusitis, pneumonia, meningitis, impetigo) making a diagnosis more difficult. 5. Lab Tests: • A throat swab (rapid and culture) to test for strep can be done when symptoms first appear.
CHILDREN'S YALE-BROWN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE SCALE …
iocdf.orgobsessive compulsive scale (cy-bocs) developed by wayne k. goodman, m.d.1 lawrence scahill, msn, phd2 lawrence h. price, m.d.3 steven a. rasmussen, m.d.3 mark a. riddle, m.d. 4 judith l. rapoport, m.d.5 national institute of mental health1 the child study center2 yale university school of medicine department of psychiatry3
What is compulsive hoarding?
iocdf.orgAre hoarding and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) related? Compulsive hoarding was commonly considered to be a type of OCD. Some estimate that as many as 1 in 4 people with OCD also have compulsive hoarding. Recent research suggests that nearly 1 in 5 compulsive hoarders have non-hoarding OCD symptoms.
“JUST RIGHT” OCD SYMPTOMS
iocdf.orgThose with “just right” symptoms are also more likely to have other (“co-morbid”) conditions like tic disorders or skin picking that can make treatment more difficult. ... whereas a person with tics would tend to show less voluntary control over his/her actions.
Scrupulosity Fact Sheet - International OCD Foundation
iocdf.orgScrupulosity responds to the same treatments as those used with other forms of OCD. Cognitive behavior therapy featuring a procedure called “exposure and response prevention” is the primary psychological treatment for scrupulosity. A certain kind of medicines called Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) is the primary drug
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