| Show Obsessions Result From Changes in Brain Structure Pittsburgh Changes inthe in inthe inthe the brain structure itself are responsible for obsessions Dr Paul of New NewYork NewYork NewYork York told members of the American Psychiatric association association asso asso- elation here The kind of obsessions to which Dr referred are a form of mental disorder in which cerwin cerain win thin thoughts and ideas keep goIng go go- Ing lug through the patients patient's mind against his wish and In spite of him him- self One patient cited by Dr got the idea from her sisters sister's criticism criticism criticism i cism that she had always ys been lazy azy She resented this very much but jut but could not stop thinking and saying saying say say- ing lag that she had always been lazy Her husband tried to help her overcome overcome overcome over over- come this difficulty which worried her by telling her to send the cockeyed cockeyed cock cock- eyed world to hell After that she could not get out of her mind the idea that she had to do this trus Another patient complained of seeing dirt everywhere and had to clean her house continually although although although al al- al- al though she was convinced there was no dirt in It These patients are I not really thinking Dr explained explained ex ex- but are arc In a state in which I Ione one idea persists in their minds The patient who was obsessed with the ide idea of dirt had had en en- The other ollier patient had hadnot hadnot not but must have also had some dama damage e to her brain Dr believes The brain damage may have been present at birth or may have been caused by injury at birth or by some unknown poison or infection It probably occurred during early childhood |
