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Volume 13, Issue 2

OCD and Related Disorders: Diagnosis to Treatment

April 2015

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Clinical Synthesis

April 2015

From the Guest Editors: Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Michele T. Pato, M.D.,
Sean A. Sassano-Higgins, M.D., M.A.

Pages:127–128
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.130204

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Etiology, and Treatment

Sean A. Sassano-Higgins, M.D., M.A., and
Michele T. Pato, M.D.

Pages:129–141
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.130211

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has been given increased attention in DSM-5, receiving its own chapter. In this article, the authors discuss changes to the diagnostic criteria and symptoms differentiating OCD from other disorders. Two new specifiers, ...

April 2015

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Genetics: Current and Future Directions

Janet L. Sobell, Ph.D.,
Michele T. Pato, M.D.,
Carlos N. Pato, M.D., Ph.D., and
James A. Knowles, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:142–147
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.130208

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a complex, multifactorial disorder with onset either in childhood or early adulthood. Lifetime prevalence has been estimated to be as high as 3%. Data from twin and family studies, animal models, and genome-wide ...

April 2015

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Sean A. Sassano-Higgins, M.D., M.A.,
Felicity Sapp, Ph.D., R.Psych.,
Barbara Van Noppen, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.

Pages:148–161
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.130207

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Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with exposure and response prevention is one of the most effective treatments available for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This treatment avoids side effects that are common to management of symptoms with ...

April 2015

Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Clinical Aspects and Relationship to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Katharine A. Phillips, M.D.

Pages:162–174
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.130205

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Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is an obsessive-compulsive and related disorder that is common and usually causes substantial distress and impairment in psychosocial functioning. BDD is associated with markedly poor quality of life and high rates of ...

April 2015

Hoarding Disorder: Models, Interventions, and Efficacy

Christiana Bratiotis, Ph.D., and
Gail Steketee, Ph.D.

Pages:175–183
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.130202

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Hoarding disorder was once considered a subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder or a symptom of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder but is now recognized as a distinct diagnostic category in DSM-5. Key features of hoarding include difficulty ...

April 2015

Trichotillomania and Skin-Picking Disorder: Different Kinds of OCD

Jon E. Grant, J.D., M.D., M.P.H., and
Samuel R. Chamberlain, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:184–189
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.130212

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Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder) and skin-picking disorder are common neuropsychiatric disorders but are underrecognized by professionals. Affected individuals repeatedly pull out their own hair or pick at their skin, and these symptoms not only ...

Features

April 2015

Ask the Expert: Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

John Greist, M.D.

Page:190
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.130203

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April 2015

Ethics Commentary: Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders: Ethical Issues in the Care of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Clinical Ethics Case Examples

Laura Weiss Roberts, M.D., M.A., and
Nolan Williams, M.D.

Pages:191–194
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.130206

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Communication Commentary: Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders: From Compulsions to Communication: Forming a Therapeutic Alliance With Individuals Diagnosed With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Dorothy E. Stubbe, M.D.

Pages:195–197
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.130201

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Influential Publications

April 2015

Bibliography: Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Pages:198–200
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.130214

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Abstracts: Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Pages:201–203
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.130213

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April 2015

Multicenter Voxel-Based Morphometry Mega-Analysis of Structural Brain Scans in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Stella J. de Wit, M.D.
Pino Alonso, M.D., Ph.D.
Lizanne Schweren, M.Sc.
David Mataix-Cols, Ph.D.
Christine Lochner, Ph.D.
José M. Menchón, M.D., Ph.D.
Dan J. Stein, M.D., Ph.D.
Jean-Paul Fouche, M.Sc.
Carles Soriano-Mas, Ph.D.
Joao R. Sato, Ph.D.
Marcelo Q. Hoexter, M.D., Ph.D.
Damiaan Denys, M.D., Ph.D.
Takashi Nakamae, M.D., Ph.D.
Seiji Nishida, M.D., Ph.D.
Jun Soo Kwon, M.D., Ph.D.
Joon Hwan Jang, M.D., Ph.D.
Geraldo F. Busatto, M.D., Ph.D.
Narcís Cardoner, M.D., Ph.D.
Danielle C. Cath, M.D., Ph.D.
Kenji Fukui, M.D., Ph.D.
Wi Hoon Jung, Ph.D.
Sung Nyun Kim, M.D.
Euripides C. Miguel, M.D., Ph.D.
Jin Narumoto, M.D., Ph.D.
Mary L. Phillips, M.D., Ph.D.
Jesus Pujol, M.D., Ph.D.
Peter L. Remijnse, M.D., Ph.D.
Yuki Sakai, M.D., Ph.D.
Na Young Shin, M.A.
Kei Yamada, M.D., Ph.D.
Dick J. Veltman, M.D., Ph.D.
Odile A. van den Heuvel, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:204–212
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.130210

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Objective:Results from structural neuroimaging studies of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have been only partially consistent. The authors sought to assess regional gray and white matter volume differences between large samples of OCD patients and ...

April 2015

Deep Brain Stimulation in the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Patric Blomstedt,
Rickard L. Sjöberg,
Maja Hansson,
Owe Bodlund,
Marwan I. Hariz

Pages:213–221
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.130216

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Background:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has emerged as a treatment for severe cases of therapy-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and promising results have been reported. The literature might, however, be somewhat unclear, considering the ...

April 2015

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Meta-Analysis of Treatment Outcome and Moderators

Bunmi O. Olatunji,
Michelle L. Davis,
Mark B. Powers,
Jasper A.J. Smits

Pages:222–231
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.130219

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The present investigation employed meta-analysis to examine the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) as well as potential moderators that may be associated with outcome. A literature search revealed ...

April 2015

Meta-Analysis of the Symptom Structure of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Michael H. Bloch, M.D.
Angeli Landeros-Weisenberger, M.D.
Maria C. Rosario, M.D., Ph.D.
Christopher Pittenger, M.D., Ph.D.
James F. Leckman, M.D.

Pages:232–243
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.130209

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Objective:OCD is a clinically heterogeneous condition. This heterogeneity has the potential to reduce power in genetic, neuroimaging, and clinical trials. Despite a mounting number of studies, there remains debate regarding the exact factor structure of ...

April 2015

Comorbidity in Hoarding Disorder

Randy O. Frost, Ph.D.,
Gail Steketee, Ph.D.,
David F. Tolin, Ph.D.

Pages:244–251
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.130218

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Background:Hoarding Disorder (HD) is currently under consideration for inclusion as a distinct disorder in DSM-5 (1). Few studies have examined comorbidity patterns in people who hoard, and the ones that have suffer from serious methodological ...

April 2015

Updates on the Prevalence of Body Dysmorphic Disorder: A Population-Based Survey

Ulrike Buhlmann,
Heide Glaesmer,
Ricarda Mewes,
Jeanne M. Fama,
Sabine Wilhelm,
Elmar Brähler,
Winfried Rief

Pages:252–257
Published Online:15 April 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.130217

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Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is characterised by a preoccupation with perceived defects in one’s appearance, which leads to significant distress and/or impairment. Although several studies have investigated the prevalence of BDD, many studies have ...

Departments

April 2015

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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.132Correction

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