101681 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Somatic Symptom Disorder

• School: UWS
• Department: University of Western Sydney
• Course: 101681
• Professor: Kiley Seymour

Document Summary

Obsessive - compulsive spectrum: ocd originally an anxiety disorder (dsm-iv, notion of a spectrum long discussed (stein et al. , 1993; hollander et al, 1992; bienvenu et al. , 2000). Spectrum of conditions that are phillips et al. (2010): distinct from, but related to ocd & characterized by repetitive thoughts/ actions, e. g. hoarding, impulse control disorders, tic disorders, controversial move; evidence not always clear, e. g. "no published studies to our knowledge have directly compared bdd to other disorders, including somatoform disorders. " Ocd and related conditions: dsm-v (apa, 2013) contains five conditions, obsessive-compulsive disorder, hoarding disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder, excoriation (skin picking disorder) Obsessive compulsive disorder: obsessions are intrusive recurrent thoughts. Experienced as distressing and personally abhorrent: tend to be difficult to ignore/ control. May be thoughts, images or urges: often described as "nagging voice" or constant prescence. Hoarding disorder: difficulty throuwing away items, regardless of value.