Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
"Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent, persistent obsessions or compulsions. Obsessions are the intrusive ideas, thoughts, or images that are experienced as senseless or repugnant. Compulsions are repetitive and seemingly purposeful behavior which the individual generally recognizes as senseless and from which the individual does not derive pleasure although it may provide a release from tension.
Concept/Terms
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive
- Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
- Neurosis, Obsessive-Compulsive
- Neuroses, Obsessive-Compulsive
- Neurosis, Obsessive Compulsive
- Obsessive-Compulsive Neuroses
- Obsessive-Compulsive Neurosis
- Anankastic Personality
- Anankastic Personalities
- Personalities, Anankastic
- Personality, Anankastic
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| 1994 | 22 | 4 | 26 |
| 1995 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 1996 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 1997 | 20 | 6 | 26 |
| 1998 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 1999 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 2000 | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| 2001 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2002 | 17 | 5 | 22 |
| 2003 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| 2004 | 24 | 6 | 30 |
| 2005 | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| 2006 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| 2007 | 30 | 6 | 36 |
| 2008 | 26 | 7 | 33 |
| 2009 | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| 2010 | 31 | 4 | 35 |
| 2011 | 23 | 3 | 26 |
| 2012 | 17 | 5 | 22 |
| 2013 | 26 | 7 | 33 |
| 2014 | 33 | 5 | 38 |
| 2015 | 44 | 5 | 49 |
| 2016 | 32 | 4 | 36 |
| 2017 | 36 | 2 | 38 |
| 2018 | 31 | 2 | 33 |
| 2019 | 28 | 3 | 31 |
| 2020 | 34 | 2 | 36 |
| 2021 | 39 | 1 | 40 |
| 2022 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" by people in Profiles.
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Same but different? Phenomenological differences among various types of body-focused repetitive behaviors. Ann Clin Psychiatry. 2023 11; 35(4):252-259.
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Hair pulling disorder and skin picking disorder have relatively limited associations with negative emotionality: A meta-analytic comparison across obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. J Anxiety Disord. 2023 08; 98:102743.
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Cautious Optimism for a New Treatment Option for Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior Disorders. Am J Psychiatry. 2023 05 01; 180(5):325-327.
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Comorbidity of Obsessive-Compulsive Symptomatology and Bowel and Bladder Dysfunction in a Tertiary Children's Hospital: A Case Series. Urology. 2023 Jun; 176:156-161.
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The Rostral Zona Incerta: A Subcortical Integrative Hub and Potential Deep Brain Stimulation Target for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 2023 06 01; 93(11):1010-1022.
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Childhood Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2023 03; 46(1):89-106.
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Neurosurgical Approaches for Treatment-Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2023 03; 46(1):121-132.
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Right Prefrontal Cortical Thickness Is Associated With Response to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Children With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2023 04; 62(4):403-414.
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Directionality of change in obsessive compulsive disorder and depression over six years of prospective follow-up. J Psychiatr Res. 2023 01; 157:162-167.
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Obsessive-compulsive symptoms and resting-state functional characteristics in pre-adolescent children from the general population. Brain Imaging Behav. 2022 Dec; 16(6):2715-2724.