Autism Spectrum Disorders
Drs Joshua Rotenberg and Deepa Menon both explain how neurologists facilitate an ASD diagnosis by addressing the common neurological comorbidities in ASD.
Schizophrenia Advisor, Uncategorized
Researchers found data that showed obsessive compulsive symptoms in patients with schizophrenia are linked to poor outcomes.
APA 2016 Coverage
Lower abundance and diversity of microbial populations have been identified in individuals with obsessive compulsive behavior.
Autism Spectrum Disorders
One of the requirements for diagnosing OCD is that the individuals don't want to engage in their behaviors. However, youth with autism who have verbal skills often say that they feel content with their repetitive behaviors and have no interest in stopping them.
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
The behaviors associated with body dysmorphic disorder diminish quality of life and create tremendous interference.
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Specialized treatment protocols may be more effective at treating refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder than pharmacotherapy alone.
Eating Disorders
Investigators identified abnormal modularity patterns in the brain in individuals with anorexia and body dysmorphic disorder.
Dermatology
Are You Confident of the Diagnosis? The term neurotic excoriations (NE) refers to a condition in which the patient picks at his or her own skin, and freely acknowledges that he or she is creating the lesions. NE is not to be confused with dermatitis artefacta, in which the lesions appear mysteriously and the patient…
Mood Disorders
While antidepressants are used as first-line therapy for many kinds of mood disorders, clinicians need to be cognizant of medication side effects.
Anxiety
Katlein França, MD, PhD, spoke with Dermatology Advisor about the use of the behavior therapy technique “habit reversal training” (HRT) for the treatment of trichotillomania, excoriation disorder, and itch.