"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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 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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Effect of Experimental Manipulation of the Orbitofrontal Cortex on Short-Term Markers of Compulsive Behavior: A Theta Burst Stimulation Study. Am J Psychiatry. 2021 05 01; 178(5):459-468.
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Absence of compulsive drinking phenotype in adult male rats exposed to ethanol in a binge-like pattern during adolescence. Alcohol. 2019 09; 79:93-103.
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Conceptualizing primary and secondary pathological exercise using available measures of excessive exercise. Int J Eat Disord. 2016 Aug; 49(8):778-92.
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Supersensitive Kappa Opioid Receptors Promotes Ethanol Withdrawal-Related Behaviors and Reduce Dopamine Signaling in the Nucleus Accumbens. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2016 05; 19(5).
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Reward circuit function in high BMI individuals with compulsive overeating: similarities with addiction. Neuroimage. 2012 Dec; 63(4):1800-6.
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The Obsessive Compulsive Cocaine Scale: assessment of factor structure, reliability, and validity. Addict Behav. 2011 Dec; 36(12):1223-7.
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Stalking. Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci. 2006; 43(2):102-11.
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Reductions in and relations between "craving" and drinking in a prospective, open-label trial of ondansetron in adolescents with alcohol dependence. Addict Behav. 2005 Oct; 30(9):1630-7.
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Comparison of eating disorder patients with and without compulsive exercising. Int J Eat Disord. 1995 May; 17(4):413-6.
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A case of fluoxetine-responsive psychogenic polydipsia: a variant of obsessive-compulsive disorder? J Nerv Ment Dis. 1992 May; 180(5):338-9.