Obsessive-compulsive disorder with and without tic disorder: a comparative study from India.

INTRODUCTION: Evidence from phenomenological, family, genetic, and treatment studies from Western centers have suggested that tic-related obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) could be different from no…

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Jaisoorya, T. S., Reddy, Y. C., Srinath, S., & Thennarasu, K. (2008). Obsessive-compulsive disorder with and without tic disorder: a comparative study from India.. CNS Spectr, 13(8), 705-11. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1092852900013791

Symptom subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder: are they relevant for treatment?

Several symptom subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have been identified on the basis of the predominant obsessions and compulsions. The objectives of the present article were to review th…

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Starcevic, V., & Brakoulias, V. (2008). Symptom subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder: are they relevant for treatment?. Aust N Z J Psychiatry, 42(8), 651-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/00048670802203442

Incompleteness and harm avoidance in OCD symptom dimensions.

Incompleteness (INC) and harm avoidance (HA) are motivational core dimensions of OCD. While HA-related concepts (e.g., inflated responsibility, overestimation of threat) are a main focus of current co…

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Ecker, W., & Gönner, S. (2008). Incompleteness and harm avoidance in OCD symptom dimensions.. Behav Res Ther, 46(8), 895-904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2008.04.002

Scrupulosity disorder: an overview and introductory analysis.

Scrupulosity is a psychological disorder primarily characterized by pathological guilt or obsession associated with moral or religious issues that is often accompanied by compulsive moral or religious…

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Miller, C. H., & Hedges, D. W. (2008). Scrupulosity disorder: an overview and introductory analysis.. J Anxiety Disord, 22(6), 1042-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2007.11.004

Perceptions about the cause of schizophrenia and the subsequent help seeking behavior in a Pakistani population - results of a cross-sectional survey.

BACKGROUND: There is a cultural variability around the perception of what causes the syndrome of schizophrenia. Generally patients with schizophrenia are considered dangerous. They are isolated and tr…

Psychopathologie de la Religion et de la Spiritualité
Zafar, S. N., Syed, R., Tehseen, S., Gowani, S. A., Waqar, S., Zubair, A., Yousaf, W., Zubairi, A. J., & Naqvi, H. (2008). Perceptions about the cause of schizophrenia and the subsequent help seeking behavior in a Pakistani population - results of a cross-sectional survey.. BMC Psychiatry, 8, 56. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-8-56

Explanatory model of help-seeking and coping mechanisms among depressed women in three ethnic groups of Fars, Kurdish, and Turkish in Iran.

BACKGROUND: As one of the most prevalent diseases globally and as an important cause of disability, depressive disorders are responsible for as many as one in every five visits to primary care doctors…

Psychopathologie de la Religion et de la Spiritualité
Dejman, M., Ekblad, S., Forouzan, A. S., Baradaran-Eftekhari, M., & Malekafzali, H. (2008). Explanatory model of help-seeking and coping mechanisms among depressed women in three ethnic groups of Fars, Kurdish, and Turkish in Iran.. Arch Iran Med, 11(4), 397-406.

Sleep deprivation reduces perceived emotional intelligence and constructive thinking skills.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Insufficient sleep can adversely affect a variety of cognitive abilities, ranging from simple alertness to higher-order executive functions. Although the effects of sleep loss …

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Killgore, W. D., Kahn-Greene, E. T., Lipizzi, E. L., Newman, R. A., Kamimori, G. H., & Balkin, T. J. (2008). Sleep deprivation reduces perceived emotional intelligence and constructive thinking skills.. Sleep Med, 9(5), 517-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2007.07.003

Sara Ruddick's theory of maternal thinking applied to traditional Irish mothering.

This paper uses Sara Ruddick's theory of maternal thinking to explain patterns of Irish mothering that developed in Ireland following the Great Famine of 1845-1852. Ruddick's central thesis, that mate…

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Radosh, P. F. (2008). Sara Ruddick's theory of maternal thinking applied to traditional Irish mothering.. J Fam Hist, 33(3), 304-15. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363199008318918

The year of magical thinking: Joan Didion and the dialectic of grief.

Joan Didion is a prominent American writer. In late 2003, while her only child lay critically ill, her husband, John, died suddenly. Theirs was a marriage of great intimacy and love. Grief enveloped h…

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Brennan, F., & Dash, M. (2008). The year of magical thinking: Joan Didion and the dialectic of grief.. Med Humanit, 34(1), 35-9. https://doi.org/10.1136/jmh.2008.000271

Diagnosing suicides of resolve: psychiatric practice in contemporary Japan.

In Japan, suicide has long been depicted as an act of free will, even aestheticized in the cultural notion suicide of resolve. Amid the record-high Japanese suicide rates since the 1990s, however, Jap…

Psychopathologie de la Religion et de la Spiritualité
Kitanaka, J. (2008). Diagnosing suicides of resolve: psychiatric practice in contemporary Japan.. Cult Med Psychiatry, 32(2), 152-76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11013-008-9087-1

Not just right experience: is it influenced by feelings of guilt?

Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) experience increased guilt. Further, these individuals often report uncomfortable sensations of things being not quite right ("not just right exper…

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Mancini, F., Gangemi, A., Perdighe, C., & Marini, C. (2008). Not just right experience: is it influenced by feelings of guilt?. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry, 39(2), 162-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2007.02.002

Psychosocial effects experienced by grandmothers as primary caregivers in rural Botswana.

Studies on the psychosocial effects of grandmothers as primary caregivers in Botswana are non-existent. The purpose of this study was to close that knowledge gap. Twenty-five (n = 25) grandmothers who…

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Thupayagale-Tshweneagae, G. (2008). Psychosocial effects experienced by grandmothers as primary caregivers in rural Botswana.. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs, 15(5), 351-6. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01232.x