Impact of obsessive-compulsive disorder on quality of life
Jane L. Eisen,Maria A. Mancebo,Anthony Pinto,Meredith E. Coles,Maria E. Pagano,Robert L. Stout,Steven A. Rasmussen +6 more
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Findings indicate that all aspects of QOL are markedly affected in individuals with OCD and are associated with OCD severity (particularly obsessional severity) and depression severity.About:
This article is published in Comprehensive Psychiatry.The article was published on 2006-07-01 and is currently open access. It has received 349 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Quality of life & Intake interview.read more
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Canadian clinical practice guidelines for the management of anxiety, posttraumatic stress and obsessive-compulsive disorders
Martin A Katzman,Pierre Bleau,Pierre Blier,Pratap Chokka,Kevin Kjernisted,Michael Van Ameringen +5 more
TL;DR: These guidelines were developed by Canadian experts in anxiety and related disorders through a consensus process based on global impression of efficacy, effectiveness, and side effects, using a modified version of the periodic health examination guidelines.
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Deep brain stimulation of the ventral internal capsule/ventral striatum for obsessive-compulsive disorder: worldwide experience.
Benjamin D. Greenberg,Lutgardis Gabriëls,Donald A. Malone,Ali R. Rezai,G M Friehs,Michael S. Okun,Nathan A. Shapira,Kelly D. Foote,Paul Cosyns,Cynthia S. Kubu,Paul Malloy,Stephen Salloway,J E Giftakis,M T Rise,Andre G. Machado,Kenneth B. Baker,Paul H. Stypulkowski,Wayne K. Goodman,Steven A. Rasmussen,Bart Nuttin +19 more
TL;DR: Combined long-term results of DBS studies show that the procedure can be successfully implemented by dedicated interdisciplinary teams, and support its therapeutic promise, and suggest that neural networks relevant to therapeutic improvement might be modulated more effectively at a more posterior target.
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Evidence-based pharmacotherapy of obsessive–compulsive disorder
Naomi A. Fineberg,Tim M. Gale +1 more
TL;DR: An updated literature review of the evidence supporting available strategies for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder is presented, finding that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) remain the pharmacological treatment of choice for most patients and are associated with improved health-related quality of life.
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Invasive Circuitry-Based Neurotherapeutics: Stereotactic Ablation and Deep Brain Stimulation for OCD
TL;DR: Modern lesion procedures and DBS for OCD in the context of neurocircuitry are reviewed, showing how targeting specific nodes in putative OCD circuitry might lead to therapeutic gains is accelerating in tandem with clinical use.
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Barriers to treatment and service utilization in an internet sample of individuals with obsessive–compulsive symptoms
Luana Marques,Nicole J. LeBlanc,Nicole J. LeBlanc,Hilary Weingarden,Hilary Weingarden,Kiara R. Timpano,Michael Jenike,Michael Jenike,Sabine Wilhelm +8 more
TL;DR: Findings demonstrated relatively low treatment utilization rates among the sample, with many participants receiving treatments other than the gold‐standard medication and psychotherapy treatments (i.e. SSRIs and cognitive behavioral therapy, respectively).
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