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Obsessive compulsive behavior

Known as: Behaviors, Compulsive, COMPULSIVENESS, behavior obsessive compulsive 
The behavior of performing an act persistently and repetitively without it leading to reward or pleasure. The act is usually a small, circumscribed… 
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32 relations
Anxiety stateCompulsive Personality DisorderCompulsive neurosisDisruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders

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Behavior

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Compulsive RepetitionObsessive Behaviorhigh risk behavior/lifestyle

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Factor analysis of obsessive–compulsive disorder YBOCS‐SC symptoms and association with 5‐HTTLPR SERT polymorphism
Symptoms defining obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) are diverse. Factor analyses of OCD symptoms have been used to evaluate… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Impact of comorbid depressive symptoms on nonverbal memory and visuospatial performance in obsessive-compulsive disorder
Introduction. Recent research has suggested that some executive dysfunctions in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) represent an… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Self-mutilating behaviour of psychiatric inpatients
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The Problem of Coerced Abortion in China and Related Ethical Issues
Since the early 1970s, despite popular opposition, to control the rapid growth of population the Chinese government has been… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Compulsive targeted self-injurious behaviour in humans with neuropathic pain: a counterpart of animal autotomy? Four case reports and literature review
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Validity of the bi-axial dependence concept: a test in the US general population.
According to the "bi-axial" concept of alcohol dependence, the Alcohol Dependence Syndrome (ADS) constitutes an axis or dimension… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Emotional Symptoms and Physical Health in Bereaved Parents
The purpose of this study was to compare the emotional symptoms and physical health of parents whose children had died suddenly… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Obsessive-compulsive neurosis: record, follow-up, and family studies. I. Inpatient record study.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Ethical and social issues in screening for genetic disease.
Abstract The potential advent of widespread genetic screening raises new and often unanticipated ethical, psychologic and… 
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
Obsessional disorder and neurological illness
Obsessions and compulsions are mental experiences with a compelling quality which persistently intrude into consciousness… 
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