 Compulsive Behavior
"Compulsive Behavior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The behavior of performing an act persistently and repetitively without it leading to reward or pleasure. The act is usually a small, circumscribed behavior, almost ritualistic, yet not pathologically disturbing. Examples of compulsive behavior include twirling of hair, checking something constantly, not wanting pennies in change, straightening tilted pictures, etc.
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D003192
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.527.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Compulsive Behavior- Compulsive Behavior
- Behavior, Compulsive
- Behaviors, Compulsive
- Compulsive Behaviors
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Compulsive Behavior" by people in Profiles.
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Olatunji BO, Kim J, Cox RC, Ebesutani C. Prospective associations between disgust proneness and OCD symptoms: Specificity to excessive washing compulsions. J Anxiety Disord. 2019 06; 65:34-40.
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Elbejjani M, Auer R, Dolui S, Jacobs DR, Haight T, Goff DC, Detre JA, Davatzikos C, Bryan RN, Launer LJ. Cigarette smoking and cerebral blood flow in a cohort of middle-aged adults. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2019 07; 39(7):1247-1257.
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Wiggins LD, Reynolds A, Rice CE, Moody EJ, Bernal P, Blaskey L, Rosenberg SA, Lee LC, Levy SE. Using standardized diagnostic instruments to classify children with autism in the study to explore early development. J Autism Dev Disord. 2015 May; 45(5):1271-80.
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Gowin JL, Stewart JL, May AC, Ball TM, Wittmann M, Tapert SF, Paulus MP. Altered cingulate and insular cortex activation during risk-taking in methamphetamine dependence: losses lose impact. Addiction. 2014 Feb; 109(2):237-47.
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Iorio ML, Barbour JR. Recurrent digital infections and osteomyelitis in monozygotic twins with congenital analgesia and compulsive onychophagia. J Child Neurol. 2014 Jul; 29(7):962-4.
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Cadnapaphornchai MA, Summer SN, Falk S, Thurman JM, Knepper MA, Schrier RW. Effect of primary polydipsia on aquaporin and sodium transporter abundance. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2003 Nov; 285(5):F965-71.
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Berkson G, Gutermuth L, Baranek G. Relative prevalence and relations among stereotyped and similar behaviors. Am J Ment Retard. 1995 Sep; 100(2):137-45.
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