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1. 1. Exposure and Response Prevention Larp : An Experimental and Cost Effective Larp Design for People with OCD

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Ayça Durmus; [2023]
   Keywords : larp design; OCD; exposure and response prevention therapy; game design;

   Abstract : ERP larp is a live-action role-play game designed to make exposure and response prevention therapy for people who have obsessive compulsive disorder more accessible. Although it is not meant to substitute therapy, it is a self-help guidance that can be applied at home. READ MORE

3. 2. Evaluating the Psychometric Properties of the Appearance-related Repetitive Behaviors Online Self-Report Scale : Behaviors Online Self-Report Scale

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för beteende-, social- och rättsvetenskap

   Author : Anders Moberg; Abdullah Mahimd; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Introduction: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is an obsessive compulsive disorder that is marked by a distressing preoccupation with perceived physical flaws causing the individual to engage in compulsive behavior. The Appearance-related Repetitive Behavior Online self-report scale (ARBO) was developed to easily screen for appearance related behaviors believed to be common among BDD patients. READ MORE

4. 3. A Feasibility Study of a CBT-group Treatment for Hypersexual Disorder in Women

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Centrum för sexologi och sexualitetsstudier (CSS)

   Author : Theodor Mejias Nihlén; [2021]
   Keywords : Hypersexual disorder; Sex Addiction; Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder; Cognitive behavioral therapy; CBT; Group therapy; Treatment for women;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the feasibility of a treatment for hypersexual disorder (HD) by calculating and reporting the results with pre-collected data from a research project at ANOVA/Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset. The treatment was a cognitive behavioral group therapy (CBGT) developed for HD administered in a 7-session group setting with a sample of HD-diagnosed women (n = 16). READ MORE

5. 4. OCD as behavioral addiction and the reward process : A systematic review

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

   Author : Snezjana Budajeva; [2021]
   Keywords : Obsessive-compulsive disorder; reward; addiction;

   Abstract : Studies have shown that aberrant activity in some brain regions involved in the pathology of OCD overlaps similarly with individuals with addiction disorders. The reduced anxiety following a compulsion together with findings of diminished activation in the striatum during reward anticipation proposes a view of OCD being a behavior addiction. READ MORE

6. 5. Behavioral effects of deep brain stimulation in the subthalamic nucleus in obsessive compulsive disorder

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Rebecka Antonsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Deep brain stimulation; subthalamic nucleus; obsessive compulsive disorder; behavioral side effects; zona incerta; inferior thalamic peduncle;

   Abstract : Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of the most disabling psychiatric disorder. About 10% of patients with OCD do not respond to pharmacological treatment. However, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has advanced as an alternative treatment. READ MORE