A treatment for OCD could eventually be found in the amygdala, a region of the brain that shapes habit formation, a new study ...

Those who experience the paralyzing psychological and social effects of obsessive-compulsive disorder can often find relief in cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT. But not everyone who may benefit ...

New research provides important insights into the underpinnings of OCD-like behaviors and identify specific brain circuit dysfunctions ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health reported a large effect of glutamatergic medications on improving symptoms of obsessive-compulsive and related ...

I got a call from a psychiatrist colleague of mine a while back. He was an old-school Freudian psychoanalyst who had his patients come in twice a week to lie on a couch, talk about their dreams, ...

Let's turn OCD treatment on its head, and try something new. Instead of Desensitizing, Lean Into Your Sensitivity The most popular OCD treatment, exposure-response ...

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BOSTON — Behavioral avoidance could limit the long-term efficacy of exposure response prevention (ERP), a widely used treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a new analysis shows. Although ...

Available at: http://www.aacap.org/galleries/PracticeParameters/OCD_Revised_Aug2011.pdf Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is common in children, with a prevalence ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic mental health condition that involves obsessions, compulsions, or both. Treatment typically includes psychotherapy and medication. In the United States ...

'Seeing the irrational and weird things OCD makes other people obsess over helps me to separate my condition from reality' ...