Biomedical Perspective Ocd

Biomedical causal attributions for obsessive-compulsive …

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The biomedical approach attributes OCD to neurological, neurochemical, and genetic causal factors and emphasizes targeting these biological processes in treatment. Proponents of biomedical attributions suggest that this view may alleviate …

Understanding OCD - Obsessive-Compulsive and …

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OCD is a common mental disorder, and is often disabling. The past few decades, however, have seen the emergence of many effective treatments, both pharmacological …

What Causes Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? - Verywell Mind

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Biomedical causal attributions for obsessive-compulsive …

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In recent years, with scientific advances and growing understanding of neurobiological processes, biomedicalexplanations of psychiatric disorders, including obsessive …

Biological therapies for obsessive-compulsive disorder

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Two treatments have demonstrated efficacy in OCD, exposure and response (ritual) prevention (EX/RP) and pharmacotherapy with serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs). …

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) - Symptoms and …

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder usually includes both obsessions and compulsions. But it's also possible to have only obsession symptoms or only compulsion …

Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A …

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Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is known to affect 1–3% 15 of the general population. Patients’ symptoms are characterized by obsessions (recurring and/or persistent thoughts, urges, or images that …

The Biological Approach To Explaining OCD – (Genetic And …

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(1) Abnormal Levels of Neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine High Dopamine levels are thought to be associated with OCD. Szechtman, 1998 conducted …

Biological Explanations of Obsessive-Compulsive and …

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The human body is an amazing and very complex organism. Because of advancements in genetic research, we now know that many diseases and disorders have a genetic …

The Biology of OCD - Westwood Institute for Anxiety …

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In short, OCD is an illness in which patients experience obsessions and then act on them by performing compulsions. Obsessions occur when the brain generates …