Introduction: Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition that results in the inability of the pancreas to produce insulin. The mainstay of treatment for this disease is administration of exogenous insulin. Adherence to this therapy is vital in avoiding both life-threatening shor…
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Background: Existing evidence supports the presence of basal ganglia dysfunction in obsessive compulsive disorder and implicates anti-basal ganglia antibodies mediated basal ganglia dysfunction in neuropsychiatric disorders that frequently manifest with obsessive compulsive symp…
Background: Preliminary evidence suggests childhood sexual abuse to play a role in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, literature does not talk sufficiently anything about whether exposure to sexual abuse in childhood shall impact the person’s maladaptive schema, attac…
Stress-related brain mechanisms, specifically HPA axis dysregulation and reductions in hippocampal volume, have long been associated with the pathology of major depressive disorder, especially within the context of a history of childhood maltreatment. However, investigations tha…
Although the obsessions implicated in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) could theoretically involve any distressing topic, they typically gravitate toward a handful of specific themes (e.g., contamination, religion, sex, etc.). The universality of these themes across OCD patie…
Reassurance-seeking is a safety-seeking behavior that has been observed across symptom dimensions of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), including in individuals with scrupulosity, or moral/religious-based OCD. The current study sought to build upon existing literature by provi…
Twenty-seven patients suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and/or Tourettes's Syndrome (TS) were diagnosed according Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders IV (DSM-IV) criteria in Bali, Indonesia. This pilot study was funded in part by the World Hea…
Anorexia nervosa (AN) presenting with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) or obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) has resulted in poor treatment outcomes. This study compared AN, OCD, and OCPD traits in relation to gender, as little research has been conducted on mal…