Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
"Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" 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.
An anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent, persistent obsessions or compulsions. Obsessions are the intrusive ideas, thoughts, or images that are experienced as senseless or repugnant. Compulsions are repetitive and seemingly purposeful behavior which the individual generally recognizes as senseless and from which the individual does not derive pleasure although it may provide a release from tension.
| Descriptor ID |
D009771
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F03.080.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive
- Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
- Neurosis, Obsessive-Compulsive
- Neuroses, Obsessive-Compulsive
- Neurosis, Obsessive Compulsive
- Obsessive-Compulsive Neuroses
- Obsessive-Compulsive Neurosis
- Anankastic Personality
- Anankastic Personalities
- Personalities, Anankastic
- Personality, Anankastic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1997 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 1999 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2005 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2006 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 2007 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 2008 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| 2009 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2010 | 25 | 1 | 26 |
| 2011 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 2012 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2013 | 22 | 3 | 25 |
| 2014 | 27 | 1 | 28 |
| 2015 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| 2016 | 21 | 3 | 24 |
| 2017 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| 2018 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 2019 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 2020 | 23 | 1 | 24 |
| 2021 | 39 | 0 | 39 |
| 2022 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| 2023 | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| 2024 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" by people in Profiles.
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High intensity approaches to exposure and response prevention for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Behav Brain Res. 2025 Mar 12; 481:115427.
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Family-Based Exposure and Response Prevention for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Case Study. J Cogn Psychother. 2024 Nov 11; 38(4):310-332.
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Psychometric Properties of the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale-II Self-Report. J Psychiatr Pract. 2024 Nov 01; 30(6):421-427.
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Parent perceptions of various treatment approaches for PANS and PANDAS. J Affect Disord. 2025 Jan 15; 369:1215-1222.
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Deep Brain Stimulation for Childhood Treatment-Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Mental Health Clinician Views on Candidacy Factors. AJOB Empir Bioeth. 2025 Jan-Mar; 16(1):32-41.
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A prospective longitudinal investigation of the trajectory of obsessive-compulsive symptoms during adolescence. Psychiatry Res. 2024 Nov; 341:116155.
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A Reproducible Pipeline for Parcellation of the Anterior Limb of the Internal Capsule. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2024 Dec; 9(12):1249-1261.
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Disruption of neural periodicity predicts clinical response after deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Nat Med. 2024 Oct; 30(10):3004-3014.
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents. Annu Rev Clin Psychol. 2024 Jul; 20(1):355-380.
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Symptom Profiles and Intensive Treatment Outcomes in Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Patients With OCD. Behav Ther. 2025 Jan; 56(1):16-31.