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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" by people in this website by year, and whether "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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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 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| 2023 | 21 | 1 | 22 |
| 2024 | 23 | 2 | 25 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" by people in Profiles.
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High Beta Power in the Ventrolateral Prefrontal Cortex Indexes Human Approach Behavior: A Case Study. J Neurosci. 2025 Sep 10; 45(37).
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Using latent patient-centered fear extinction profiles to guide treatment in pediatric OCD. Psychiatry Res. 2025 Oct; 352:116664.
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Transdiagnostic links of reward processing in obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression. J Affect Disord. 2025 Dec 15; 391:119886.
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Prenatal obsessive beliefs predict postpartum obsessive-compulsive symptoms: a prospective study. Psychiatry Res. 2025 Sep; 351:116620.
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Benchmarking empirical severity for the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale-Second Edition. J Affect Disord. 2025 Dec 01; 390:119719.
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Genome-wide analyses identify 30 loci associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Nat Genet. 2025 Jun; 57(6):1389-1401.
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Attachment Differences Across Close Relationships Among Inpatients With Avoidant or Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Pathology. Clin Psychol Psychother. 2025 May-Jun; 32(3):e70108.
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Psychometric properties of the Spanish Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale - Second Edition. Psychiatry Res. 2025 Jun; 348:116456.
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Understanding depression and anxiety symptom interrelations in Indonesian OCD patients: A network approach. J Psychiatr Res. 2025 Apr; 184:359-366.
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Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of High-Dose Ondansetron on Clinical Symptoms and Brain Connectivity in Obsessive-Compulsive and Tic Disorders. Am J Psychiatry. 2025 Mar 01; 182(3):285-296.