Many people have trouble understanding differences between OCD and OCPD
The general public has trouble understanding differences between obsessive compulsive disorder and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, according to new research from Binghamton University, State...
View Article'Brain training' app could help OCD patients to manage symptoms
A 'brain training' app developed at the University of Cambridge could help people who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder manage their symptoms, which may typically include excessive handwashing...
View ArticleYouth with obsessive and compulsive symptoms more likely to experience...
Engaging in repetitive and ritualistic behaviors is part of typical child development. However, behaviors that develop into obsessive and compulsive symptoms may represent a red flag for serious...
View ArticleRepeated action can train the brain to form good habits, shows study
You can hack your brain to form good habits - like going to the gym and eating healthily - simply by repeating actions until they stick, according to new psychological research involving the University...
View ArticleVast majority of children with autism have difficulties that require...
Research in the past several years has shown that children can outgrow a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, once considered a lifelong condition.
View ArticleObsessive-compulsive disorder may protect individuals from obesity
A new study led by Amitai Abramovitch, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Texas State University, shows that individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are significantly...
View ArticleAntidepressant drug could save people from deadly sepsis, research suggests
An antidepressant drug used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder could save people from deadly sepsis, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests.
View ArticleNew research finds alterations in brain connectivity in OCD patients
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is characterized by alterations in brain connectivity, i.e., patients present a dysfunction related to the synchronization of activity between different groups of neurons,...
View ArticleStudy suggests two deep brain stimulation sites that are effective for...
Deep brain stimulation reduces symptoms of severe obsessive-compulsive disorder during stimulation of either the ventral capsule or anteromedial subthalamic nucleus, according to a study in Biological...
View ArticleButler Hospital receives COBRE grant to enhance research on neuropsychiatric...
Neuropsychiatric illnesses are common and highly impairing conditions that arise from abnormal functioning of the brain.
View ArticleDBS improves patients' cognitive control by increasing power of brain rhythms
In a new study that could improve the therapeutic efficacy of deep-brain stimulation for psychiatric disorders such as depression, a team of scientists shows that, when DBS is applied to a specific...
View ArticleA new role for sensory signals in the brain discovered
Learning how to tie a shoe or shoot a basketball isn't easy, but the brain somehow integrates sensory signals that are critical to coordinating movements so you can get it right.
View ArticlePeople with intense feelings of responsibility susceptible to developing OCD,...
A new study has found that people who reported intense feelings of responsibility were susceptible to developing Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) was published in the...
View ArticleResearch on repetitive worm behavior may shed light on repetition in humans
Repetition can be useful if you're trying to memorize a poem, master a guitar riff, or just cultivate good habits.
View ArticleProvocation of obsessive thoughts induces physiological brain changes in...
Thoughts that lead to compulsive behavior in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) correspond with physiological changes in the brain, according to a new case study. The article is published ahead of...
View ArticleBody's endocannabinoid system appears to be new target for drug development...
The body's endocannabinoid system, due to the critical role it plays in regulating neurotransmitter signaling, is an enticing target for drug development against disorders associated with anxiety,...
View ArticleDeep brain magnetic stimulation can improve symptoms of OCD
Researchers have found that focusing powerful non-invasive magnet stimulation on a specific brain area can improve the symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
View ArticleIs mental illness being diagnosed correctly?
An important new piece of research appearing in the journal JAMA Psychiatry questions the accuracy of current diagnostic methods used in mental illness, and the true relevance of the diagnoses to the...
View ArticleLink found between unique brain cells and OCD, anxiety
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 1 in 3 people experience debilitating anxiety-;the kind that prevents someone from going about their normal life.
View ArticleMGH researchers create highest resolution MRI scan of the human brain
A new paper describes a breakthrough 100 micron resolution scan of the human brain that was created by a multidisciplinary team of Massachusetts General Hospital researchers.
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