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Intrusive thoughts

MedGen UID:
643079
•Concept ID:
C0558066
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonym: Intrusive Thought
SNOMED CT: Intrusive thoughts (225445003)

Definition

An unwelcome and persistent idea, image or thought that is upsetting to an individual. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVIntrusive thoughts

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment-Resistant Depression in Older Adults.
Steffens DC
N Engl J Med 2024 Feb 15;390(7):630-639. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcp2305428. PMID: 38354142Free PMC Article
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Evaluation and Treatment.
Sartor Z, Kelley L, Laschober R
Am Fam Physician 2023 Mar;107(3):273-281. PMID: 36920821
The psychosocial experiences of women with breast cancer across the lifespan: a systematic review protocol.
Campbell-Enns H, Woodgate R
JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep 2015 Jan;13(1):112-21. doi: 10.11124/jbisrir-2015-1795. PMID: 26447012

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Mothers' experiences of perinatal obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Garcia K, Mancuso A, Le HN
J Reprod Infant Psychol 2023 Sep;41(4):445-455. Epub 2021 Dec 13 doi: 10.1080/02646838.2021.2013457. PMID: 34894885
Illness-related intrusive thoughts and illness anxiety disorder.
Arnáez S, García-Soriano G, López-Santiago J, Belloch A
Psychol Psychother 2021 Mar;94(1):63-80. Epub 2020 Jan 20 doi: 10.1111/papt.12267. PMID: 31957211
Genetic susceptibility in obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Fernandez TV, Leckman JF, Pittenger C
Handb Clin Neurol 2018;148:767-781. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64076-5.00049-1. PMID: 29478613
Alexithymia and problematic alcohol use: A critical update.
Cruise KE, Becerra R
Addict Behav 2018 Feb;77:232-246. Epub 2017 Oct 10 doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.09.025. PMID: 29107201
The psychosocial experiences of women with breast cancer across the lifespan: a systematic review protocol.
Campbell-Enns H, Woodgate R
JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep 2015 Jan;13(1):112-21. doi: 10.11124/jbisrir-2015-1795. PMID: 26447012

Diagnosis

Scrupulosity Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children.
Stevens S, Smith-Schrandt HL
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 2023 Nov;61(11):10-16. Epub 2023 Nov 1 doi: 10.3928/02793695-20231011-03. PMID: 37909892
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Evaluation and Treatment.
Sartor Z, Kelley L, Laschober R
Am Fam Physician 2023 Mar;107(3):273-281. PMID: 36920821
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Diagnosis, Clinical Features, Nosology, and Epidemiology.
Cervin M
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2023 Mar;46(1):1-16. Epub 2022 Dec 13 doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2022.10.006. PMID: 36740346
Cognitive Dysfunction in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Benzina N, Mallet L, Burguière E, N'Diaye K, Pelissolo A
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2016 Sep;18(9):80. doi: 10.1007/s11920-016-0720-3. PMID: 27423459
Obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents.
Krebs G, Heyman I
Arch Dis Child 2015 May;100(5):495-9. Epub 2014 Nov 14 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-306934. PMID: 25398447Free PMC Article

Therapy

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Evaluation and Treatment.
Sartor Z, Kelley L, Laschober R
Am Fam Physician 2023 Mar;107(3):273-281. PMID: 36920821
A Network Analysis of Cigarette Craving.
Aslan M, Sala M, Gueorguieva R, Garrison KA
Nicotine Tob Res 2023 May 22;25(6):1155-1163. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntad021. PMID: 36757093Free PMC Article
How We Treat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Pary R, Micchelli AN, Lippmann S
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2021 Feb 18;23(1) doi: 10.4088/PCC.19nr02572. PMID: 34000134
Obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents.
Krebs G, Heyman I
Arch Dis Child 2015 May;100(5):495-9. Epub 2014 Nov 14 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-306934. PMID: 25398447Free PMC Article
Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
George MS
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 1991 Dec;6 Suppl 3:57-66; discussion 66-8. PMID: 1806635

Prognosis

Loneliness in OCD and its determinants.
Friedman-Ezra A, Keydar-Cohen K, van Oppen P, Eikelenboom M, Schruers K, Anholt GE
Psychiatry Res 2024 Jul;337:115963. Epub 2024 May 12 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115963. PMID: 38788555
Anxious-depressive attack and rejection sensitivity-Toward a new approach to treatment-resistant depression.
Kaiya H
Neuropsychopharmacol Rep 2024 Mar;44(1):17-28. Epub 2023 Dec 7 doi: 10.1002/npr2.12399. PMID: 38059339Free PMC Article
Targeting inflammatory signaling in obsessive compulsive disorder: a promising approach.
Bhatt S, Anitha K, Chellappan DK, Mukherjee D, Shilpi S, Suttee A, Gupta G, Singh TG, Dua K
Metab Brain Dis 2024 Feb;39(2):335-346. Epub 2023 Nov 11 doi: 10.1007/s11011-023-01314-3. PMID: 37950815
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Diagnosis, Clinical Features, Nosology, and Epidemiology.
Cervin M
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2023 Mar;46(1):1-16. Epub 2022 Dec 13 doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2022.10.006. PMID: 36740346
Posttraumatic stress disorder and cardiovascular disease.
Edmondson D, Cohen BE
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2013 May-Jun;55(6):548-56. Epub 2013 Apr 6 doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2013.03.004. PMID: 23621964Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Treatment-Resistant Depression in Older Adults.
Steffens DC
N Engl J Med 2024 Feb 15;390(7):630-639. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcp2305428. PMID: 38354142Free PMC Article
Anxious-depressive attack and rejection sensitivity-Toward a new approach to treatment-resistant depression.
Kaiya H
Neuropsychopharmacol Rep 2024 Mar;44(1):17-28. Epub 2023 Dec 7 doi: 10.1002/npr2.12399. PMID: 38059339Free PMC Article
Illness-related intrusive thoughts and illness anxiety disorder.
Arnáez S, García-Soriano G, López-Santiago J, Belloch A
Psychol Psychother 2021 Mar;94(1):63-80. Epub 2020 Jan 20 doi: 10.1111/papt.12267. PMID: 31957211
Cognitive Dysfunction in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Benzina N, Mallet L, Burguière E, N'Diaye K, Pelissolo A
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2016 Sep;18(9):80. doi: 10.1007/s11920-016-0720-3. PMID: 27423459
Posttraumatic stress disorder and cardiovascular disease.
Edmondson D, Cohen BE
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2013 May-Jun;55(6):548-56. Epub 2013 Apr 6 doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2013.03.004. PMID: 23621964Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Correlates of stigma for patients with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tang WZ, Yusuf A, Jia K, Iskandar YHP, Mangantig E, Mo XS, Wei TF, Cheng SL
Support Care Cancer 2022 Dec 17;31(1):55. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07506-4. PMID: 36526859
Social cognition and empathy in adults with obsessive compulsive disorder: A meta-analysis.
Bora E
Psychiatry Res 2022 Oct;316:114752. Epub 2022 Jul 28 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114752. PMID: 35961153
Perinatal Care of Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors: Scoping Review.
Head ML, Heck JL
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs 2022 May-Jun 01;47(3):154-159. doi: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000813. PMID: 35090159
A systematic review on social constraints in the context of cancer.
Brandão T
Psychol Health Med 2021 Aug;26(7):787-804. Epub 2020 Sep 25 doi: 10.1080/13548506.2020.1822534. PMID: 32976045
Neuroimaging of psychotherapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A systematic review.
Thorsen AL, van den Heuvel OA, Hansen B, Kvale G
Psychiatry Res 2015 Sep 30;233(3):306-13. Epub 2015 May 16 doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2015.05.004. PMID: 26228566

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