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Obsessive Thinking

MedGen UID:
852695
•Concept ID:
C0679048
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction

Definition

A series of thoughts that are difficult to suppress and may be a consequence or cause of anxiety. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVObsessive Thinking

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Cognitive behavioural therapy with exposure and response prevention in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Reid JE, Laws KR, Drummond L, Vismara M, Grancini B, Mpavaenda D, Fineberg NA
Compr Psychiatry 2021 Apr;106:152223. Epub 2021 Feb 2 doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2021.152223. PMID: 33618297
Biological markers for anxiety disorders, OCD and PTSD: A consensus statement. Part II: Neurochemistry, neurophysiology and neurocognition.
Bandelow B, Baldwin D, Abelli M, Bolea-Alamanac B, Bourin M, Chamberlain SR, Cinosi E, Davies S, Domschke K, Fineberg N, Grünblatt E, Jarema M, Kim YK, Maron E, Masdrakis V, Mikova O, Nutt D, Pallanti S, Pini S, Ströhle A, Thibaut F, Vaghi MM, Won E, Wedekind D, Wichniak A, Woolley J, Zwanzger P, Riederer P
World J Biol Psychiatry 2017 Apr;18(3):162-214. Epub 2016 Jul 15 doi: 10.1080/15622975.2016.1190867. PMID: 27419272Free PMC Article
Evidence-based pharmacological treatment of anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder: a revision of the 2005 guidelines from the British Association for Psychopharmacology.
Baldwin DS, Anderson IM, Nutt DJ, Allgulander C, Bandelow B, den Boer JA, Christmas DM, Davies S, Fineberg N, Lidbetter N, Malizia A, McCrone P, Nabarro D, O'Neill C, Scott J, van der Wee N, Wittchen HU
J Psychopharmacol 2014 May;28(5):403-39. Epub 2014 Apr 8 doi: 10.1177/0269881114525674. PMID: 24713617

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Accumbal-thalamic connectivity and associated glutamate alterations in human cocaine craving: A state-dependent rs-fMRI and (1)H-MRS study.
Engeli EJE, Russo AG, Ponticorvo S, Zoelch N, Hock A, Hulka LM, Kirschner M, Preller KH, Seifritz E, Quednow BB, Esposito F, Herdener M
Neuroimage Clin 2023;39:103490. Epub 2023 Aug 7 doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2023.103490. PMID: 37639901Free PMC Article
Linguistic feature of anorexia nervosa: a prospective case-control pilot study.
Cuteri V, Minori G, Gagliardi G, Tamburini F, Malaspina E, Gualandi P, Rossi F, Moscano M, Francia V, Parmeggiani A
Eat Weight Disord 2022 May;27(4):1367-1375. Epub 2021 Jul 26 doi: 10.1007/s40519-021-01273-7. PMID: 34309776Free PMC Article
Making the leap from healthy to disordered eating: the role of intuitive and inflexible eating attitudes in orthorexic behaviours among women.
Coimbra M, Ferreira C
Eat Weight Disord 2021 Aug;26(6):1793-1800. Epub 2020 Sep 9 doi: 10.1007/s40519-020-00998-1. PMID: 32902789
Coping with food cravings. Investigating the potential of a mindfulness-based intervention.
Alberts HJ, Mulkens S, Smeets M, Thewissen R
Appetite 2010 Aug;55(1):160-3. Epub 2010 May 21 doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2010.05.044. PMID: 20493913
Use of physical force as an offense characteristic in subtyping juvenile sexual offenders.
Butz C, Spaccarelli S
Sex Abuse 1999 Jul;11(3):217-32. doi: 10.1177/107906329901100305. PMID: 10497781

Diagnosis

Linguistic feature of anorexia nervosa: a prospective case-control pilot study.
Cuteri V, Minori G, Gagliardi G, Tamburini F, Malaspina E, Gualandi P, Rossi F, Moscano M, Francia V, Parmeggiani A
Eat Weight Disord 2022 May;27(4):1367-1375. Epub 2021 Jul 26 doi: 10.1007/s40519-021-01273-7. PMID: 34309776Free PMC Article
Delineating Characteristics of Maladaptive Repetitive Thought: Development and Preliminary Validation of the Perseverative Cognitions Questionnaire.
Szkodny LE, Newman MG
Assessment 2019 Sep;26(6):1084-1104. Epub 2017 Mar 29 doi: 10.1177/1073191117698753. PMID: 28355881Free PMC Article
Obsessive-compulsive and spectrum disorders: overview and quality of life issues.
Hollander E, Kwon JH, Stein DJ, Broatch J, Rowland CT, Himelein CA
J Clin Psychiatry 1996;57 Suppl 8:3-6. PMID: 8698678
Obsessive compulsive spectrum disorder.
McElroy SL, Phillips KA, Keck PE Jr
J Clin Psychiatry 1994 Oct;55 Suppl:33-51; discussion 52-3. PMID: 7961531
Tourette's syndrome and obsessive compulsive disorder. Clinical aspects.
Steingard R, Dillon-Stout D
Psychiatr Clin North Am 1992 Dec;15(4):849-60. PMID: 1461800

Therapy

Accumbal-thalamic connectivity and associated glutamate alterations in human cocaine craving: A state-dependent rs-fMRI and (1)H-MRS study.
Engeli EJE, Russo AG, Ponticorvo S, Zoelch N, Hock A, Hulka LM, Kirschner M, Preller KH, Seifritz E, Quednow BB, Esposito F, Herdener M
Neuroimage Clin 2023;39:103490. Epub 2023 Aug 7 doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2023.103490. PMID: 37639901Free PMC Article
Cognitive processes in autism: Repetitive thinking in autistic versus non-autistic adults.
Cooper K, Russell A, Calley S, Chen H, Kramer J, Verplanken B
Autism 2022 May;26(4):849-858. Epub 2021 Jul 22 doi: 10.1177/13623613211034380. PMID: 34291680Free PMC Article
Olanzapine in the treatment of low body weight and obsessive thinking in women with anorexia nervosa: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Bissada H, Tasca GA, Barber AM, Bradwejn J
Am J Psychiatry 2008 Oct;165(10):1281-8. Epub 2008 Jun 16 doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.07121900. PMID: 18558642
Obsessive-compulsive and spectrum disorders: overview and quality of life issues.
Hollander E, Kwon JH, Stein DJ, Broatch J, Rowland CT, Himelein CA
J Clin Psychiatry 1996;57 Suppl 8:3-6. PMID: 8698678
Tourette's syndrome and obsessive compulsive disorder. Clinical aspects.
Steingard R, Dillon-Stout D
Psychiatr Clin North Am 1992 Dec;15(4):849-60. PMID: 1461800

Prognosis

Accumbal-thalamic connectivity and associated glutamate alterations in human cocaine craving: A state-dependent rs-fMRI and (1)H-MRS study.
Engeli EJE, Russo AG, Ponticorvo S, Zoelch N, Hock A, Hulka LM, Kirschner M, Preller KH, Seifritz E, Quednow BB, Esposito F, Herdener M
Neuroimage Clin 2023;39:103490. Epub 2023 Aug 7 doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2023.103490. PMID: 37639901Free PMC Article
Delineating Characteristics of Maladaptive Repetitive Thought: Development and Preliminary Validation of the Perseverative Cognitions Questionnaire.
Szkodny LE, Newman MG
Assessment 2019 Sep;26(6):1084-1104. Epub 2017 Mar 29 doi: 10.1177/1073191117698753. PMID: 28355881Free PMC Article
Obsessive compulsive spectrum disorder.
McElroy SL, Phillips KA, Keck PE Jr
J Clin Psychiatry 1994 Oct;55 Suppl:33-51; discussion 52-3. PMID: 7961531
Chronic thought suppression.
Wegner DM, Zanakos S
J Pers 1994 Dec;62(4):616-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.1994.tb00311.x. PMID: 7861307
A phenomenological analysis of symptoms in obsessive-compulsive neurosis.
Akhtar S, Wig NN, Varma VK, Pershad D, Verma SK
Br J Psychiatry 1975 Oct;127:342-8. doi: 10.1192/bjp.127.4.342. PMID: 1182387

Clinical prediction guides

Accumbal-thalamic connectivity and associated glutamate alterations in human cocaine craving: A state-dependent rs-fMRI and (1)H-MRS study.
Engeli EJE, Russo AG, Ponticorvo S, Zoelch N, Hock A, Hulka LM, Kirschner M, Preller KH, Seifritz E, Quednow BB, Esposito F, Herdener M
Neuroimage Clin 2023;39:103490. Epub 2023 Aug 7 doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2023.103490. PMID: 37639901Free PMC Article
Delineating Characteristics of Maladaptive Repetitive Thought: Development and Preliminary Validation of the Perseverative Cognitions Questionnaire.
Szkodny LE, Newman MG
Assessment 2019 Sep;26(6):1084-1104. Epub 2017 Mar 29 doi: 10.1177/1073191117698753. PMID: 28355881Free PMC Article
Feelings and perceptions of women recovering from anorexia nervosa regarding their eating behavior.
Petry N, Vasconcelos FAG, Costa LDCF
Cad Saude Publica 2017 Oct 9;33(9):e00048716. doi: 10.1590/0102-311X00048716. PMID: 29019520
Olanzapine in the treatment of low body weight and obsessive thinking in women with anorexia nervosa: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Bissada H, Tasca GA, Barber AM, Bradwejn J
Am J Psychiatry 2008 Oct;165(10):1281-8. Epub 2008 Jun 16 doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.07121900. PMID: 18558642
Chronic thought suppression.
Wegner DM, Zanakos S
J Pers 1994 Dec;62(4):616-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.1994.tb00311.x. PMID: 7861307

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