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Mental contamination obsessions: An examination across the obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensions
Publication date: April 2018Source: Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, Volume 17Author(s): Ryan J. Jacoby, Shannon M. Blakey, Lillian Reuman, Jonathan S. AbramowitzAbstractMental contamination (MC) is an experience in which individuals feel dirty or impure even though they have not come into direct contact with a contaminated object (e.g., merely thinking about something immoral or disgusting). Although limited research has examined MC in relation to contact contamination-relevant cognitions and symptoms, no studies to date have investigated the extent to which this construct is associated with the “u...
Source: Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Mental contamination and trauma: Understanding posttraumatic stress, risky behaviors, and help-seeking attitudes
This study examined relationships among mental contamination, posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms, mood-dependent risky behaviors, and help-seeking attitudes among 232 trauma-exposed undergraduates. Participants completed self-report measures of mental contamination, contact contamination, PTS symptoms, mood-dependent risky behaviors, and help-seeking attitudes. While accounting for effects of contact contamination, biological sex, and unwanted sexual contact, results indicated mental contamination was positively linked to PTS symptoms. When accounting for PTS symptoms, mental contamination demonstrated a significant posit...
Source: Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

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Publication date: April 2018Source: Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, Volume 17Author(s): (Source: Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders)
Source: Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Mental contamination: Relationship with psychopathology and transdiagnostic processes
ConclusionsMental contamination is associated with a range of psychopathology but is most strongly associated with symptoms of OCD. Further research is warranted to advance treatment for mental contamination. (Source: Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders)
Source: Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Telepsychotherapy for trichotillomania: A randomized controlled trial of ACT enhanced behavior therapy
Publication date: Available online 21 April 2018Source: Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related DisordersAuthor(s): Eric B. Lee, Jack A. Haeger, Michael E. Levin, Clarissa W. Ong, Michael P. TwohigAbstractDespite its prevalence, quality treatment for trichotillomania is often difficult to find. The use of telepsychology has been an effective method for disseminating treatment services for a variety of mental health conditions. However, no research has examined the use of telepsychology to treat trichotillomania. This randomized controlled trial used Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Enhanced Behavior Therapy delivered ...
Source: Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

I obsessively clean because deontological guilt makes me feel physiologically disgusted!
Publication date: Available online 7 May 2018Source: Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related DisordersAuthor(s): Cristina Ottaviani, Alberto Collazzoni, Francesca D’Olimpio, Tania Moretta, Francesco ManciniAbstractThe emotions of guilt and disgust play a pivotal role in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The present study hypothesized the existence of a distinctive relation between deontological (but not altruistic) guilt and subjective and physiological correlates of disgust. Moreover, we aimed at testing whether the evoked emotion of disgust may activate OCD-like washing behaviors. Gender-matched healthy particip...
Source: Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

An experimental study in community volunteers of the effects of focusing on views about seeking help for Obsessional Problems
Publication date: Available online 19 June 2018Source: Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related DisordersAuthor(s): Sarah Elliott, Rebecca Read, Paul M. SalkovskisAbstractPeople typically delay many years after developing OCD before they seek help. Factors linked to the decision whether to seek treatment have been identified. Decision-making literature suggests that outcomes of decision making are related to the factors which form the focus of attention and awareness. We evaluated whether focussing on enablers for treatment seeking has an impact on predictions of key treatment seeking behaviours in community controls, e...
Source: Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

An Examination of the Relationship between Misophonia, Anxiety Sensitivity, and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms
Publication date: Available online 25 June 2018Source: Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related DisordersAuthor(s): Shannon E. Cusack, Therese V. Cash, Scott R. VranaAbstractMisophonia is a decreased sound tolerance condition in which specific sounds elicit an intense negative emotional response. The aims of the current study were to examine how obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms and misophonia are related, and to examine the possibility that the relationship between anxiety sensitivity (AS) and misophonia may be explained in part by the presence of OCD symptoms. Data were collected from both undergraduate stu...
Source: Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Motivation underlying hair-pulling behaviour conceptualized by the reinforcement sensitivity theory of personality
Publication date: Available online 30 June 2018Source: Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related DisordersAuthor(s): Reneta Slikboer, Maja Nedeljkovic, David J Castle, Susan L RossellAbstractTrichotillomania (TTM) is postulated to be a disorder in which both impulsivity, motivated by reward, and compulsivity, motivated by punishment, contribute equally. Three separate studies were conducted to measure response to reward and punishment within the context of the reinforcement sensitivity theory of personality to examine whether hair-pulling behaviours could be predicted by sensitivity to reward and/or punishment. For study...
Source: Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Maladaptive beliefs in relationship obsessive compulsive disorder (ROCD): Replication and extension in a clinical sample
Publication date: July 2018Source: Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, Volume 18Author(s): Gabriele Melli, Francesco Bulli, Guy Doron, Claudia CarraresiAbstractObsessive-compulsive symptoms focusing on interpersonal relationships may include obsessive doubts and preoccupation centered on the relationship (i.e., relationship-centered) or the relationship partner (i.e. partner-focused). Although general obsessive beliefs have been associated with relationship obsessive-compulsive disorder (ROCD), perfectionism and catastrophic relationship beliefs may particularly relevant to the maintenance and developmen...
Source: Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Change in obsessive beliefs in therapist-directed and self-directed exposure therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder
Publication date: July 2018Source: Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, Volume 18Author(s): Hannah C. Levy, Scott E. Hannan, Gretchen J. Diefenbach, David F. TolinAbstractSelf-directed treatment may be a cost-effective adjunctive or stand-alone intervention for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and related problems. Current cognitive-behavioral theories suggest that disconfirmation of maladaptive beliefs about feared stimuli is a mechanism of change in exposure-based treatments. It is unclear whether self-directed exposure therapy results in the same degree of change in maladaptive beliefs as traditiona...
Source: Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Parent-level risk factors for children's obsessive beliefs, interpretation biases, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms: A cross-sectional examination
Publication date: July 2018Source: Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, Volume 18Author(s): Noah Chase Berman, Ryan J. Jacoby, Alexandra D. Sullivan, Susanne Hoeppner, Jamie A. Micco, Sabine WilhelmAbstractThere is conflicting research on the association between parents’ and children's obsessive-compulsive (OC) features (obsessive beliefs, interpretation biases, and OC symptoms) and how other parent-level risk factors (e.g., depression) influence the emergence of OC features in youth. To bridge this gap, we adopted a multi-method and multi-informant approach, including both child- and parent-report meas...
Source: Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Pilot trial of cognitive and behavioral treatment for hoarding disorder delivered via webcam: Feasibility and preliminary outcomes
Publication date: July 2018Source: Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, Volume 18Author(s): Jordana Muroff, Gail SteketeeAbstractIndividual office-based cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) for hoarding disorder (HD) has demonstrated clear improvement in symptoms, although the extent of gains, length of treatment and lack of trained clinicians remain problematic. The current pilot study examined the feasibility and effectiveness of a home-based CBT delivered individually via webcam (CBT-W) technology for seven adults with HD. Three clients received weekly CBT-W over an average of 35 weeks and four receive...
Source: Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Obsessive compulsive disorder prevalence increases with latitude
Publication date: July 2018Source: Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, Volume 18Author(s): Meredith E. Coles, Carle Jordan Wirshba, Jacob Nota, Jessica Schubert, Breanna A. GrunthalAbstractMany individuals with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) report difficulty falling asleep until later than desired. This may reflect a misalignment between the sleep-wake cycle and the natural light dark cycle. Delayed bedtimes are related to disruptions in cognitive processes, increases in repetitive negative thinking, and OCD symptoms. Misalignment is more common in higher latitudes. AIMS: We hypothesized that the p...
Source: Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

When our train of thought goes off track: The different facets of out-of-context thoughts in obsessive compulsive disorder
Publication date: July 2018Source: Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, Volume 18Author(s): Isaac Fradkin, Jonathan D. HuppertAbstractObsessions are often described as aversive thoughts that come out-of-nowhere. Indeed, several models of obsessive compulsive symptoms postulate that obsessions are characterized by being unrelated to several levels of context (e.g. self-concept, external stimuli). In the current study we aim to broaden this notion by presenting a multidimensional concept of out-of-context thoughts and developing a self-report instrument measuring its different facets, the Out-of-Context Tho...
Source: Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research