OCD risk factors
It is said that OCD often occur in people who have anxiety disorder, depression, ADHD, eating disorder etc. What are the other risk factors that may cause OCD? How diagnosis of OCD is carried out by doctors? Is there any screening test available for OCD? What are the different kinds of drugs that are used to treat OCD? What is autism spectrum disorder?
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2010.07.23 ReplyChemical and brain dysfunction, streptococcal infection and family history of ocd are some other factors that can cause obsessive compulsive disorder. Ocd is diagnosed with help of mental health specialists like counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists and family doctors having special training in this field. Structured clinical interviews are conducted by these health professional so that correct medical judgment can be made. These interviews are also helpful in analyzing severity of the disease. Prozac (Fluoxetine), Zoloft (Sertraline), Paxil (Paroxetine) and Anafranil (Clomipramine) are some important drugs used for curing ocd. Autism spectrum disorder is a psychological disorder that causes restricted social interaction, poor communication skills and highly repetitive behavior.
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2010.08.16 ReplyYes, it is true that people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, ADHD and eating disorder have more chance to get suffer from OCD. The other risk factors that may cause OCD are age of a person, family-history, the environment in which the person is living and growing, gender and the kind of experience he/she have had. Doctors do the diagnosis through the screening test. Kinds of drugs that are effective for the OCD treatment includes Anafranil, fluoxetine, Paxil and Fluvaxamine.
ASD is a disorder that causes problems like mutilation in thinking and speech impairment etc.
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2010.07.13 ReplyOCD is mental disorder. Risk factors of OCD include Genetics, Postpartum periods and Environmental stressors. Exposure and response prevention and cognitive therapy are useful in OCD. In these therapy they follow 4 steps such as relabel, reattribute, refocus, revalue. Other treatments for OCD are medication, group therapy, family therapy and herbal and homeopathic remedies which includes Hypericum perforatum (St John’s Wort) and Passiflora incarnata that may help in the resist against OCD. Drugs that are used to treat OCD are: tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). In autism spectrum disorder the child may suddenly withdraw from all social contacts.
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2010.07.14 ReplyYes, it is true that OCD often occur in people who have anxiety disorder, depression, ADHD, eating disorder etc. There can be many environmental factors, Postpartum periods and biological factors or genetic factors that may cause OCD. Risk factors may include a person age, gender, family history, the kinds of behavior they are surviving in, environment they grew up in, and the experiences they have had.
Only experienced therapies can diagnoses OCD correctly by observing obsession and compulsion in the behavior. There are a number of medications that make significant improvement in OCD symptoms in many patients. Anafranil (clomipramine), Prozac (fluoxetine), Zoloft (sertraline), Paxil (paroxetine), and Luvox (fluvoxamine) are the medication generally prescribed for the OCd treatment. Except Anafranil all the drugs belongs to the antidepressant category known as Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors.
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) also called as Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDDs), cause severe and persistent mutilation in thinking, feeling, language, and the capability to relate to others.
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2010.08.01 ReplyRisk factors that causes OCD includes age, gender, genetics, life events, mental illness, personality, drug use, marital status, employment status and socio economic status.
Diagnosis of OCD is carried out by doctors on the basis of the psychiatric examination and history.
Yes, there are OCD screening test which is designed in order to help the affected person to self determine if they are infected by OCD and need to see doctors or other health professionals.
Different types of drugs which are generally used to treat OCD include fluoxetine, clomipramine, paroxetine, sertraline and fluvoxamine.
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2011.08.23 Replythe disorder is related to brain. they affect the brain that bring changes in the behavior.it leads to aggression.the doctors use the tool called structured clinic interview to verify the symptoms of OCD.the screening test is also available. the medication depend on the situation. the drugs may be clomipramine , fluvoxamine,fluoxetine,paroxetine and sertraline.autism spectrum is related to psychological disorder and abnormalities related to social interaction and communication
