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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| 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 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 2007 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 2008 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| 2009 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2010 | 24 | 1 | 25 |
| 2011 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 2012 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2013 | 22 | 3 | 25 |
| 2014 | 27 | 1 | 28 |
| 2015 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| 2016 | 21 | 2 | 23 |
| 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 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" by people in Profiles.
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Trauma-Related Compulsions in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Functional Insights From Factor Analysis. Stress Health. 2026 Apr; 42(2):e70154.
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Mental health stigma in Latin American youth with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Res. 2026 Jul; 361:117113.
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Comparative study for managing OCD and anxiety symptoms (COSMOS) study: Rationale, design, and methods. Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 May; 164:108286.
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Characterizing symptom presentations in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder. J Psychiatr Res. 2026 May; 196:286-290.
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Onset and exacerbation of obsessive-compulsive disorder in the perinatal period. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2026 Jan 16; 29(1):19.
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Black EquaLity in OCD NeuroGenomics (BELONG): Study Protocol. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2026 Apr; 201(3):194-204.
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Predictive validity of the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-4 and Florida Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-II severity scale. J Psychiatr Res. 2026 Mar; 194:349-360.
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Investigating dysfunctional cognition change as a putative mechanism of CBT for youth anxiety, OCD and PTSD: protocol for an individual participant data meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2025 Dec 03; 15(12):e113007.
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Avoidance in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: Symptom phenomenology and clinical correlates. J Affect Disord. 2026 Feb 15; 395(Pt B):120772.
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Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder via Mental Health Technology. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2026 Jun; 49(2):345-357.