Review of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders Theories

Authors

  • L. Fava Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy
  • S. Bellantuono Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy
  • A. Bizzi Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy
  • M.L. Cesario Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy
  • B. Costa Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy
  • E. De Simoni Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy
  • M. Di Nuzzo Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy
  • S. Fadda Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy
  • S. Gazzellini Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy
  • A. Lo Iacono Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy
  • C. Macchini Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy
  • P. Mallozzi Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy
  • D. Marfisi Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy
  • F.F. Mazza Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy
  • E. Paluzzi Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy
  • C. Pecorario Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy
  • M. Esposito Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy
  • P. Pierini Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy
  • D. Saccucci Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy
  • V. Siçlvestre Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy
  • R. Stefani Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy
  • K. Strauss Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy
  • S. Turreni Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy
  • F. Mancini Association and School of Specialization in Cognitive Psychotherapy – SPC, Rome; Autism Treatment and Research Centre ‘‘Una Breccia nel Muro”, Rome, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12974/2313-0946.2014.01.01.1

Keywords:

Multifactorial cause, animal models, neuroanatomic and neurophysiological factors, neurochemical and genetics aspects, repetitive thoughts, compulsive behavior

Abstract

The present review aimed to analyze the scientific literature untill 2010 about the theories of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in order to make clear how a biological and cognitive hypotheses might be integrated in a comprehensive point of view.

In the analysis, at biological level were included neuroanatomic and neurophysiologic models and animal models; instead at cognitive level were included different theories of Salwoskies, Van den Hout, Mancini e Rachman. Biological, cognitive, and behavioral elements of the theories have to be clearly distinguished between specific and general conditions, as do critical past events and current trigger conditions. The theories compared were drawn from the neurobiological, cognitive, and behavioral literature that proposed empirical supported models. We conclude that there are substantive differences among the cognitive theories and between the biological theories reviewed. However, cognitive and biological theories appear to be compatible in principle. It is not clear whether substantive differences among theories are due to the existence of subtypes of OCD or due to the predominance of multifactorial cause.

It is argued that current treatment methods imply particular theories, and that particular patterns of success and failure can be understood in relation to theory through the methods we have employed.

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2022-06-15

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Fava, L., Bellantuono, S., Bizzi, A., Cesario, M., Costa, B., Simoni, E. D., Nuzzo, M. D., Fadda, S., Gazzellini, S., Iacono, A. L., Macchini, C., Mallozzi, P., Marfisi, D., Mazza, F., Paluzzi, E., Pecorario, C., Esposito, M., Pierini, P., Saccucci, D., Siçlvestre, V., Stefani, R., Strauss, K., Turreni, S., & Mancini, F. (2022). Review of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders Theories. Global Journal Of Epidemiology and Public Health, 1(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.12974/2313-0946.2014.01.01.1

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