Brain study shows roots of OCD
From the Michigan Medicine – University of Michigan press release: They clean their hands, many times in a row. They click switches on and off, over and over. They check — and re-check, and check…
Study suggests living in areas with less sun may increase OCD risk
From the Binghamton University press release: Living at higher latitudes, where there is also less sunlight, could result in a higher prevalence rate of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), according to new research from Binghamton University,…
Study suggests people with OCD process emotions differently
From the Elsevier press release: A new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging reports that people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) feel more distress when viewing images to provoke OCD-related emotions than their unaffected siblings. Although…
Study suggests basing everyday decisions on risk of pain or loss linked to increased anxiety
From the eLife press release: Scientists have shone new light on how the human brain uses past experiences and generalizes them to future events, helping us safely navigate the world around us, a study in eLife reveals.…
Study suggests understanding fear of guilt key in better treating OCD
From the University of Waterloo press release: Advances in our understanding of the development and persistence of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) have the potential to improve treatment according to a new study by the University of…
Study suggests learning adaptive coping skills may help with OCD
From the Springer press release: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a complex psychological condition, and those who suffer from it experience severe reduction in their quality of life. A new study in Springer’s journal Cognitive Therapy and…
Study shows how brain learns to reproduce patterns of brain activity that lead to reward
From the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University press release: In a scientific first, researchers have observed in mice how the brain learns to repeat patterns of neural activity that elicit the all-important feel-good sensation. Until…
Study examines fear of losing control and its role in anxiety disorders
From the Concordia University press release: Did you lock the front door? Did you double-check? Are you sure? If this sounds familiar, perhaps you can relate to people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Help may be…
Study suggests cognitive behavioral therapy for children and adolescents with OCD works in the long run
From the Aarhus University press release: Some children and adolescents think that they will have an accident if they do not count all the lampposts on their way to school. Or cannot leave the house…
Study suggests that, for people with OCD, actions are at odds with beliefs
From the Cell Press press release: The repeated behaviors that characterize obsessive-compulsive disorder are a manifestation of an underlying brain dysfunction that is not yet well understood. Now, in a study appearing on September 28…
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