Understanding obsessive-compulsive disorder - literature review
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2023.40.01.009Keywords
obsessive-compulsive disorders, obsessions, compulsionsAbstract
Introduction: Obsessive-compulsive disorder can decrease the quality of life and is often experienced by patients throughout their lives. They involve the presence of obsessions (persistent, unwanted thoughts) and compulsions (actions/rituals performed by the patient to alleviate the discomfort associated with the obsessions). Currently, they are diagnosed based on the criteria of DSM-5.
Aim of the study: The aim of this study is to review and analyze the available literature on obsessive-compulsive disorders.
Materials and methods: A review of the literature available in the PubMed and Google Scholar databases on obsessive-compulsive disorders was conducted.
Results: The exact cause of OCD remains unknown. The involvement of genetic and environmental factors is suspected. It has been shown that damage to certain brain structures due to injury or neurodegenerative diseases can lead to the development of obsessions and/or compulsions. The severity of symptoms is influenced by cognitive inflexibility, a high sense of responsibility, and magical thinking. Currently, pharmacotherapy and/or psychotherapy form the basis of treatment. The portrayal of individuals with OCD has been present in history and art for centuries.
Summary: Aspects, causes, and treatment methods of OCD are still being investigated and discovered. Presenting this disorder through art can positively impact awareness and social acceptance.
References
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, www.nimh.nih.gov. (2023).
Fenske JN, Petersen K. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Diagnosis and Management. Am Fam Physician. 2015 Nov 15;92(10):896-903.
Krebs G, Heyman I. Obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents. Arch Dis Child. 2015 May;100(5):495-9.
Jerzy Landowski, Wiesław Jerzy Cubała: Zaburzenie obsesyjno-kompulsyjne. W: Standardy leczenia farmakologicznego niektórych zaburzeń psychicznych. Marek Jarema (red.). Gdańsk: ViaMedica, 2015, s. 212–223.
Veale D, Roberts A. Obsessive-compulsive disorder. BMJ. 2014 Apr 07;348:g2183.
Fineberg NA, Apergis-Schoute AM, Vaghi MM, Banca P, Gillan CM, Voon V, Chamberlain SR, Cinosi E, Reid J, Shahper S, Bullmore ET, Sahakian BJ, Robbins TW. Mapping Compulsivity in the DSM-5 Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders: Cognitive Domains, Neural Circuitry, and Treatment. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2018 Jan 01;21(1):42-58.
Sheshachala K, Narayanaswamy JC. Glutamatergic augmentation strategies in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Indian J Psychiatry. 2019 Jan;61(Suppl 1):S58-S65.
Chacon P, Bernardes E, Faggian L, Batistuzzo M, Moriyama T, Miguel EC, Polanczyk GV. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in children with first degree relatives diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Braz J Psychiatry. 2018 Oct-Dec;40(4):388-393.
Parmar A, Verma R. A Case of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Comorbid with Miyoshi Myopathy. Indian J Psychol Med. 2018 Jan-Feb;40(1):86-88.
Vaghi MM, Vértes PE, Kitzbichler MG, Apergis-Schoute AM, van der Flier FE, Fineberg NA, et al. Specific fronto-striatal circuits for impaired cognitive flexibility and goal-directed planning in obsessive-compulsive disorder: evidence from resting-state functional connectivity. Biol Psychiatry. 2017;81(8):708–717.
Fineberg NA, Robbins TW. The neurobiology and treatment of OCD: accelerating progress. Switzerland AG: Springer Cham; 2021.
Carlisi CO, Norman LJ, Lukito SS, Radua J, Mataix-Cols D, Rubia K. Comparative multimodal meta- analysis of structural and functional brain abnormalities in autism spectrum disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 2017;82(2):83–102.
Bhikram T, Abi-Jaoude E, Sandor P. OCD: obsessive-compulsive … disgust? The role of disgust in obsessive-compulsive disorder. J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2017 Sep;42(5):300-306.
De Marchi N, Mennella R. Huntington’s disease and its association with psychopathology. Harv Rev Psychiatry. 2000;7:278–289.
Maia AF, Pinto AS, Barbosa ER, Menezes PR, Miguel EC. Obsessivecompulsive symptoms, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and related disorders in Parkinson’s disease. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2003;15(3):371–374.
Bird JS, Shah E, Shotbolt P. Epilepsy and concomitant obsessive-compulsive disorder. Epilepsy Behav Case Rep. 2018;10:106-110.
Lauren Vogel, Growing consensus on link between strep and obsessive–compulsive disorder, „Canadian Medical Association Journal”, 190 (3), 2018, E86–E87, PMID: 29358206, PMCID: PMC5780272 (ang.).
Goodman WK, Grice DE, Lapidus KA, Coffey BJ. Obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2014 Sep;37(3):257-67.
American Psychiatric Association., American Psychiatric Association. DSM-5 Task Force., Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-5., wyd. 5th ed, Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association, 2013, s. 237–242,
Fenske JN, Schwenk TL. Obsessive compulsive disorder: diagnosis and management. Am Fam Physician. 2009 Aug 01;80(3):239-45.
Y.W. Chen, S.C. Dilsaver, Comorbidity for obsessive-compulsive disorder in bipolar and unipolar disorders, „Psychiatry Research”, 59 (1–2), 1995, s. 57–64, DOI: 10.1016/0165-1781(95)02752-1, PMID: 8771221.
Sławomir Murawiec. Osobowość anankastyczna. www.mp.pl. 08.08.2012
Jill N. Fenske, Thomas L. Schwenk, Obsessive compulsive disorder: diagnosis and management, „American Family Physician”, 80 (3), 2009, s. 239–245, PMID: 19621834
Jo Turner i inni, A prospective study of delayed sleep phase syndrome in patients with severe resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder, „World psychiatry: official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)”, 6 (2), 2007, s. 108–111, PMID: 18235868, PMCID: PMC2219909.
Waldemar Szelenberger, Michał Skalski: Zaburzenia snu. W: Janusz Rybakowski, Stanisław Pużyński, Jacek Wciórka: Psychiatria. T. 2. Psychiatria kliniczna. Wrocław: Elsevier, 2012, s. 509-510. ISBN 978-83-7609-114-3.
Adam Wichniak: Zaburzenia snu. W: Marek Jarema, Jolanta Rabe-Jabłońska: Psychiatria. Podręcznik dla studentów medycyny. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Lekarskie PZWL, 2011. ISBN 978-83-200-4180-4.
Schruers K, Baldi S, van den Heuvel T, Goossens L, Luyten L, Leentjens AFG, Ackermans L, Temel Y, Viechtbauer W. The effects of deep-brain non-stimulation in severe obsessive-compulsive disorder: an individual patient data meta-analysis. Transl Psychiatry. 2019 Aug 05;9(1):183.
Pittenger C, Bloch MH. Pharmacological treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2014 Sep;37(3):375-91.
Kumar A, Sharma MP, Narayanaswamy JC, Kandavel T, Janardhan Reddy YC. Efficacy of mindfulness-integrated cognitive behavior therapy in patients with predominant obsessions. Indian J Psychiatry. 2016 Oct-Dec;58(4):366-371.
van Westen M, Rietveld E, Denys D. Effective Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Requires Clinical Expertise. Front Psychol. 2019;10:2294.
G.E. Berrios. Obsessive-compulsive disorder: its conceptual history in France during the 19th century. „Comprehensive Psychiatry”. 30 (4), s. 283–295, 1989.
History of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology / Hrsg. Edwin Wallace ; Hrsg. John Gach. Berlin: Springer US, 2006.
Van Ameringen M, Patterson B, Simpson W. DSM-5 obsessive-compulsive and related disorders: clinical implications of new criteria. Depress Anxiety. 2014 Jun;31(6):487-93.
Janusz Rybakowski, Ewa Pilaczyńska: Zespół natręctw (obsesyjno-kompulsyjny). W: Adam Bilikiewicz, Stanisław Pużyński, Jacek Wciórka, Janusz Rybakowski: Psychiatria. T. 2. Wrocław: Urban & Parner, 2011, s. 416.
Monika Piorun, "Dzień Świra" w czasach zarazy, czyli dlaczego co czwarty Polak podczas pandemii walczy z nerwicą?, naTemat, 14 listopada 2020 (pol.).
Eve Pearlman. Actor Tony Shalhoub Takes on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. WebMD. 2008 May 28.
Matchstick Men, https://web.archive.org/web/20150222173938/http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfo/mindsonfilmblog/matchstickmen.aspx. Royal College of Psychiatrists. Feb 22 2015.
Francine R. Goldberg, Turn Box Office Movies Into Mental Health Opportunities: A Literature Review and Resource Guide for Clinicians and Educators, https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/. July 8 2011.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2023 Laura Piasek, Adrianna Szafran, Klaudia Wiśniewska, Agnieszka Ostańska, Wiktor Terelak, Marcin Ciechański, Edyta Witkowska, Grzegorz Godek, Kacper Więcław, Katarzyna Stańko
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
The periodical offers access to content in the Open Access system under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0
Stats
Number of views and downloads: 788
Number of citations: 0
