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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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research