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News items on 'Obsessive-compulsive Disorders'
Obsessive compulsive disorder 'could be caught'
(Telegraph 12/08/2009)
Injecting mice with the germs behind "strep throat" led to them developing repetitive actions similar to sufferers of OCD, the journal Molecular Psychiatry reports. The study was carried out by scientists from Columbia University in New York. It raises the possibility that OCD can be caught rather than being a purely psychological condition, the Daily Mail reported. OCD affects up to three per cent of the population and the new theory could lead to treatments [early animal research].
Compulsive gamers 'not addicts'
(BBC 25/11/2008)
Mr Bakker head of Europe's only clinic to treat gaming addicts says he no longer thinks addiction counselling is the way to treat the 90% of kids seeking treatment who may spend 4 hrs a day playing games such as World of Warcraft. "The more we work with these kids these less I believe we can call this addiction. What many of these kids need is their parents and their school teachers."
Auction bidding 'driven by fear'
(BBC 26/09/2008)
Websites such as eBay have fuelled the sale of goods through auctions, with some people becoming hooked. Brain scans of people taking part in an auction showed those "overbidding" had a greater response to losing than to winning, the Science journal reported.
Virginia Ironside's Dilemmas: What can I do about my wife's obsessive-compulsive disorder?
(The Independent 08/09/2008)
Dear Virginia, My wife suffers from a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder and our house is filled with old newspapers, bags of shopping, old food cartons, boxes and rubbish. I and my two teenage sons have had to move next door as there's no room to eat or sleep. The children are happy and balanced - there's no lack of love. A doctor has said that without help, which she refuses, she'll never get better. What can I do?, Yours sincerely, Rodney
Scan 'detects obsessive disorder'
(BBC 18/07/2008)
A brain scan could help identify those at risk of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), say scientists.
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