"Compulsive Behavior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The behavior of performing an act persistently and repetitively without it leading to reward or pleasure. The act is usually a small, circumscribed behavior, almost ritualistic, yet not pathologically disturbing. Examples of compulsive behavior include twirling of hair, checking something constantly, not wanting pennies in change, straightening tilted pictures, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D003192
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.527.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Compulsive Behavior- Compulsive Behavior
- Behavior, Compulsive
- Behaviors, Compulsive
- Compulsive Behaviors
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Compulsive Behavior" by people in Profiles.
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Examination of COVID stress syndrome facets and relations to substance misuse using profile analysis via multidimensional scaling (PAMS). J Affect Disord. 2024 Sep 15; 361:659-663.
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Common rituals in obsessive-compulsive disorder and implications for treatment: A mixed-methods study. Psychol Assess. 2023 Sep; 35(9):763-777.
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Latent class analysis of emotions experienced during compulsive hair-pulling episodes. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2023 12; 81:101882.
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Associations between disordered eating and body focused repetitive behaviors in college students. J Am Coll Health. 2024 May-Jun; 72(4):1184-1191.
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Self-injurious behavior in Tourette syndrome. J Neurol. 2022 May; 269(5):2453-2459.
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Behavioral activation and inhibition in compulsive buying and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Ann Clin Psychiatry. 2021 05; 33(2):e2-e7.
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Increases in compulsivity, inflammation, and neural injury in HIV transgenic rats with escalated methamphetamine self-administration under extended-access conditions. Brain Res. 2020 01 01; 1726:146502.
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Compulsivity and impulsivity traits linked to attenuated developmental frontostriatal myelination trajectories. Nat Neurosci. 2019 06; 22(6):992-999.
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Association between miscellaneous symptoms and primary symptom dimensions among chinese adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Res. 2019 04; 274:274-279.
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A neural basis for antagonistic control of feeding and compulsive behaviors. Nat Commun. 2018 01 04; 9(1):52.