Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder -- Arranging
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder -- Arranging: Introduction
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder -- Arranging: Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a behavioural disorder involving obsessive thoughts and compulsive acts. Compulsive arranging represents one form of manifestation of OCD and involves the compulsion to make sure that certain things are arranged in a particular way which the sufferer feels is the the only and correct way to arrange the items. Sufferers feel very distressed if another person disrupts the things they have arranged.
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Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder -- Arranging
- Compulsion to order things arranged in a particular way which they feel is the correct way
- Distress if another person disrupts the things they have arranged
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Treatments for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder -- Arranging
- There are a number of factors which must be taken into account when determining what form of treatment to use:
- Severity of symptoms
- Treatments that have worked in the past for that patient
- Patients attitude or willingness to take medications
- Individual motivation to undergo and comply with therapy
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Causes of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder -- Arranging
- The exact cause is still unable to be fully determined but the two main theories are:
- Biological factors - anomalies in the brain structure. This theory is supported by the fact that brain surgery can alleviate some cases.
- Serotonin theory - low levels of serotonin. This theory is supported by the fact that the use of medications to increase serotonin levels (SSRI's) can alleviate symptoms in OCD sufferers.
- The reality may well be that there is more than one cause and this coupled with environmental factors can trigger OCD
- More than half of patients suffer OCD as a life-long chronic condition with periods of exacerbation and improvement
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder -- Arranging: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder -- Arranging
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who
had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he suffered from sudden inability to speak.
This was initially...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions,
such as a stroke...read more »
ADHD under-diagnosed in adults: Although the over-diagnoses of ADHD
in children is a well-known controversy, the reverse side related to adults.
Some adults can...read more »
Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder)
often fails to be diagnosed...read more »
Eating disorders under-diagnosed in men: The typical patient with
an eating disorder is female.
The result is that men with eating disorders often fail to be diagnosed or
have a delayed diagnosis.
See misdiagnosis of eating disorders...read more »
Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be
undiagnosed in teenagers.
The "normal" moodiness of teenagers can cause severe medical...read more »
Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression)
may also have undiagnosed anxiety disorders (see ...read more »
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder -- Arranging: Rare Types
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Prognosis for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder -- Arranging
Prognosis for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder -- Arranging:
Symptoms tend to develop gradually unless they are triggered by a stressful event and patients tend not to acknowledge their symptoms until they become more severe which leads to delayed treatment and a greater establishment of the obsessive-compulsive behaviors in the person's daily routine. Treatment can lead to a good prognosis though treatment is often required on a life-long basis. Complete recovery to the point of no longer requiring treatment is considered uncommon.
A percentage of people (10-20% in some reports) fail to respond to regular, noninvasive treatment and require hospitalization and more drastic treatment measures such as surgery.
Well over half of patients (up to 80% in some reports) with OCD develop depression.
Roughly 10% develop other related conditions such as trichotillomania, anorexia nervosa, bulimia and Tourette's syndrome.
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