Relationship between orthorexia and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder

Background. This study was undertaken to examine the relationship between anxiety co-morbidity and age of onset of panic disorder.Methods. Age of onset of panic disorder and co-morbid anxiety disorders were assessed among 201 panic disorder probands with childhood separation anxiety disorder, obsessive–compulsive disorder, obsessive–compulsive symptoms, social phobia and specific phobia as part of a clinician-administered lifetime diagnostic interview. A generalized linear model was used to test the association between each anxiety co-morbidity and age of panic disorder onset while simultaneously controlling for the potential confounding effects of sociodemographic characteristics and other psychiatric co-morbidity.Results. Earlier onset of panic disorder was found in patients with co-morbid obsessive–compulsive disorder, obsessive–compulsive symptoms and separation anxiety disorder, but not simple phobia or social phobia. Patients with both childhood separation anxiety disorder and obsessive–compulsive disorder had an even earlier panic onset than those with either childhood separation anxiety disorder or obsessive–compulsive disorder.Conclusions. The association between anxiety co-morbidity and earlier onset of panic disorder is specific to obsessive–compulsive disorder and childhood separation anxiety disorder.

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Affect and worry during a checking episode: A comparison of individuals with symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, body dysmorphic disorder, illness anxiety disorder, and panic disorder

Psychiatry Research ◽

10.1016/j.psychres.2018.12.132 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 272 ◽

pp. 349-358 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Andrea S. Hartmann ◽

Martin Cordes ◽

Gerrit Hirschfeld ◽

Silja Vocks

Keyword(s):

Anorexia Nervosa ◽

Anxiety Disorder ◽

Panic Disorder ◽

Bulimia Nervosa ◽

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽

Body Dysmorphic Disorder ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Compulsive Disorder ◽

Illness Anxiety Disorder ◽

Illness Anxiety

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Which factors influence onset and latency to treatment in generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder?

European Neuropsychopharmacology ◽

10.1016/s0924-977x(16)31689-3 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 26 ◽

pp. S608-S609

Author(s):

B. Benatti ◽

G. Camuri ◽

B. Dell’Osso ◽

L. Cremaschi ◽

L. Oldani ◽

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Keyword(s):

Anxiety Disorder ◽

Panic Disorder ◽

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽

Generalized Anxiety Disorder ◽

Generalized Anxiety ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Compulsive Disorder

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Panic Attacks and Anxiety Disorders

10.2310/em.4192 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Curtis Wittmann

Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

Anxiety Disorder ◽

Panic Disorder ◽

Anxiety Disorders ◽

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Acute Stress ◽

Panic Attacks ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Compulsive Disorder

This review discusses the acute diagnosis and management of panic and anxiety disorders. Anxiety disorders are among the most common psychiatric disorders in the country and are a relatively common cause of presentation to the emergency department. Most anxiety disorders can be conceptualized as fear- or phobia-based disorders, including panic disorder, specific phobia, social phobia, acute stress disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Each of these disorders is discussed, including prevalence and common clinical presentations. The initial evaluation of patients with a suspected or diagnosed anxiety disorder will be based on their current symptoms. Some patients may be highly agitated and may require deescalation or sedation to perform a reasonable history and physical examination. To achieve this, providers should ensure their own safety first, with attention to the physical layout of the emergency department, ensuring that they are closer to the room exit than the patient (so that they cannot be trapped). The presence of police or security may be necessary to provide optimal care and an appropriate evaluation. Typical treatment of acute exacerbations of anxiety disorders includes medical management, most often benzodiazepines, which can provide immediate relief. Psychiatric consultation may be necessary in certain cases. For most patients, outpatient management rather than inpatient admission will lead to the most effective management of their anxiety. Key words: anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, phobia, stress disorder This review contains 1 highly rendered figure, 17 tables, and 29 references.

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Which factors influence onset and latency to treatment in generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder?

10.26226/morressier.5785edced462b80296c99e20 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Beatrice Benatti

Keyword(s):

Anxiety Disorder ◽

Panic Disorder ◽

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽

Generalized Anxiety Disorder ◽

Generalized Anxiety ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Compulsive Disorder

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Spectrum as a Scientific “Metaphor”

CNS Spectrums ◽

10.1017/s1092852900026882 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 13 (S14) ◽

pp. 6-15 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Stefano Pallanti ◽

Eric Hollander

Keyword(s):

Anxiety Disorder ◽

Basal Ganglia ◽

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms ◽

Compulsive Disorder ◽

Symptom Domains ◽

Obsessive Compulsive Disorders ◽

Therapy Studies ◽

Compulsive Disorders

AbstractAs a result of clinical, epidemiological, neuroimaging, and therapy studies that took place in the late 1980s, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has been well-characterized in the field of anxiety disorders. Other disorders attracted attention for their similarities to OCD, and were located in the orbit of the disorder. OCD has become known as the “primary domain” of a scientific “metaphor” comprising the putative cluster of OCD-related disorders (OCRDs). It is a “paradigm” with which to explore basal ganglia dysfunction. The OCRDs share common phenomenology, comorbidities, lifetime course, demographics, possible genetics, and frontostriatal dysfunction (particularly caudate hyperactivity.) The adoption of this metaphor analogy has proven useful. However, 15 years since its emergence, the spectrum of obsessive-compulsive disorders remains controversial. Questions under debate include whether OCD is a unitary or split condition, whether it is an anxiety disorder, and whether there exists only one spectrum or several possible spectrums. Further work is needed to clarify obsessive-compulsive symptoms, subtypes, and endophenotypes. There is need to integrate existing databases, better define associated symptom domains, and create a more comprehensive endophenotyping protocol for OCRDs. There is also a need to integrate biological and psychological perspectives, concepts, and data to drive this evolution. By increasing research in this field, the OCD spectrum may evolve from a fragmented level of conceptualization as a “metaphor” to one that is more comprehensive and structured.

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