The Bowerbird Symptom': A Case of Severe Hoarding of Possessions

1997 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 597-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul B. Fitzgerald
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Clinical Picture ◽  
Poor Prognosis ◽  
Severe Case ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Psychiatric Distress ◽  
Compulsive Disorder

Objective: To describe a severe case of hoarding of possessions in a patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Clinical picture: A 22-year-old male presented with a history from early childhood of persistent collecting of valueless objects and the inability to give up possessions. He had significant insight but ambivalent feelings about changing his behaviour, despite the degree of disruption it produced in his environment. Treatment and outcome: Attempts to engage the patient in treatment were unsuccessful because of the patient's ambivalence towards change. Conclusions: The symptom of hoarding behaviour may be a severe and disruptive expression of psychiatric distress, and in obsessive-compulsive disorder it is likely to indicate a poor prognosis due to the difficulties of engaging the patient in treatment.

scholarly journals Family-Based Treatment of Early Childhood Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

2014 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
pp. 689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Freeman ◽  
Jeffrey Sapyta ◽  
Abbe Garcia ◽  
Scott Compton ◽  
Muniya Khanna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Family Based Treatment ◽  
Family Based

Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Schizophrenia: Are They Manifestations of a Distinct Subclass of Schizophrenia?

CNS Spectrums ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ileana Berman ◽  
Demetra Pappas ◽  
Stuart M. Berman
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Poor Prognosis ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Schizophrenic Psychosis ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Distinct Subtype

AbstractThe association between obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms and schizophrenia has been discussed in the literature for many decades. Recent studies, which have been more systematic than earlier reports and benefited from more rigorous diagnostic criteria, have generated results that contradict earlier findings. The current consensus is that OC symptoms are seen in a significant number of patients with schizophrenia, and indicate a poor prognosis. These recent studies also suggest that OC symptoms are more than just expressions of persistent schizophrenic psychosis, and that they share characteristics with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This article discusses the arguments supporting the possibility that OC symptoms are either manifestations of comorbid OCD, or are characteristics of a distinct subtype of schizophrenia.

A Single Belief as a Maintaining Factor in a Case of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphane Guay ◽  
Kieron P. O’Connor ◽  
Danielle Gareau ◽  
Christo Todorov
Keyword(s):  
Complete Remission ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Severe Case ◽  
Treatment Model ◽  
Treatment Procedure ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
The Past ◽  
Compulsive Behaviors

A severe case of obsessive-compulsive disorder with 30-year chronicity was successfully treated with 7 sessions of cognitive therapy. The client, a 38-year-old male, was diagnosed as OCD by two independent clinicians. The cognitive treatment model targeted a central obsessional belief concerning the utility of the OCD. Once this single belief central to his compulsive behaviors had been dismantled, the client ceased to perceive his compulsive behaviors as useful and this led to a complete remission of symptoms at post-treatment which was maintained at 6-month and 3-year follow-up. The strategies included linking the content of the intrusion to the feared consequences and subsequent appraisals in order to specify the maintaining belief and comparing the past to the current functionality of the belief. The treatment procedure may be generalizable across other types of OCD.

Clinical picture of obsessive-compulsive disorder with poor insight: A regression model

2005 ◽  
Vol 136 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 223-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvio Bellino ◽  
Luca Patria ◽  
Simona Ziero ◽  
Filippo Bogetto
Keyword(s):  
Regression Model ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Clinical Picture ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder

Transcultural perspectives of sensory phenomena in Arab Muslim patients suffering from obsessive–compulsive disorder

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Abouhendy ◽  
S. Jawad
Keyword(s):  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Clinical Picture ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Religious Rituals ◽  
Arab Muslim ◽  
Muslim People ◽  
Case Presentations

The manifestations of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) may vary across cultures. This is article discusses six case presentations of Arabic Muslim people suffering from OCD and is closely associated with practising religious rituals which tend to dominate the clinical picture. This is particularly relevant to sensory phenomena, which are often perceived as abnormal perceptions or hallucinations. We conclude that these phenomena are not uncommon in OCD and have relevant cultural, diagnostic and therapeutic issues in some cases.

scholarly journals Phenomenology of Early Childhood Onset Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

2008 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abbe M. Garcia ◽  
Jennifer B. Freeman ◽  
Michael B. Himle ◽  
Noah C. Berman ◽  
Alexandra K. Ogata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Childhood Onset ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder
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