Obsessive-compulsive disorder

To date, the obsessive-compulsive disorder syndrome is not a particular disease. Many have repeatedly wondered if they forgot to close the front door or turn off the iron. Such a mild degree of obsessive state is present in a large number of, in general, healthy people (about one in four people suffers from this). At first glance, such harmless anxiety is only a borderline on the path to developing the true form of the disease. The obsessive-compulsive disorder takes on a particularly acute form in two percent of cases, forcing people literally to go crazy with unfounded fears. The quality of life of patients falls sharply, sometimes they try to completely isolate themselves from the outside world, losing any interest in life.

So what is the compulsive disorder syndrome?

If we turn to the scientific definition, then the obsessive-compulsive disorder syndrome, or obsessive-compulsive disorder, can be considered the emergence of unreasonable and irresistible thoughts, memories, fears and doubts. The disease can have a chronic, markedly progressive or single (episodic) nature. SNS can be divided into two periods: 1) Period of relative calm, when the patient can fight with attacks; 2) A sharp period in which the patient is characterized by an irresistible desire to indulge his pathological manias.

The obsessive-compulsive disorder is still a reason for discussions. To find out the reason of occurrence of the given disease finally and it was not possible. A number of authors adhere to the theory that the syndrome of obsessions is a kind of schizoid and schizopathy. Others, in turn, refer to this disease as cycloid-based.

In a number of studies, it was found that the obsessive-compulsive syndrome is a consequence of some real events that have changed depending on the current situation and situation. A large role is taken to take traumatic experiences and such factors as chronic lack of sleep, constant fatigue, concomitant somatic diseases.

The treatment of compulsive states is divided into several separate groups, each of which has its own characteristics.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy

A well-known American psychiatrist, Jeffrey Schwartz, promotes a cognitive-behavioral therapy method, the essence of which is that patients need to resist obsessive-compulsive attacks, try to slightly modify and simplify the "rituals" associated with their mania. The basis of this technique is an attempt to understand the sickness of their patients and the gradual resistance to emerging symptoms. It is important to draw a clear line between which of the symptoms are really dangerous, and which are only part of the imagination of the patient.

Drug therapy with psychotropic drugs

In the event that the compulsive disorder syndrome is accompanied by depression, the patient is prescribed antidepressants of the group of serotonin uptake inhibitors, which help to fight the disease more actively. When it comes to the chronic stage of the disease, which can not be treated with antidepressants, atypical antipsychotics are prescribed. It is very appropriate in this case, combining drugs with cognitive-behavioral therapy. In cases of severe anxiety, the appointment of tranquilizers will be superfluous.

Physiotherapy

With the obsessive-compulsive syndrome, it is useful to take warm baths, lasting about 20 minutes, with a cool compress applied to the head, wiping with water 23-31 ° C, and bathing in sea or river water.