From the American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev press release: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is not associated with a higher intelligence quotient (IQ), a myth popularized by Sigmund Freud, according to researchers at Ben-Gurion University of…
From the Binghamton University press release: A late bedtime is associated with lower perceived control of obsessive thoughts, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York. Binghamton University Professor of Psychology…
From the American Psychological Association press release: People who struggle to cope with uncertainty or the ambiguity of potential future threats may have an unusually large striatum, an area of the brain already associated with general…
From the Northwestern University press release: A new Northwestern Medicine study found evidence suggesting how neural dysfunction in a certain region of the brain can lead to obsessive and repetitive behaviors much like obsessive-compulsive disorder…
From the Salk Institute media release: Say you’re reaching for the fruit cup at a buffet, but at the last second you switch gears and grab a cupcake instead. Emotionally, your decision is a complex…
From the MIT press release by Anne Trafton via EurekAlert!: By activating a brain circuit that controls compulsive behavior, MIT neuroscientists have shown that they can block a compulsive behavior in mice — a result…
From the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) press release via MedicalXpress: Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder are characterised by persistent thoughts and repetitive behaviours. A new study reveals that sufferers worry considerably more than…
From the University of Helsinki press release via EurekAlert!: The genetics research group, based at the University of Helsinki and the Folkhälsan Research Center and led by Professor Hannes Lohi, has in collaboration with an…
From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release via EurekAlert!: Two papers that will appear in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, both receiving advance online release, may help identify gene variants that contribute to the risks of…
From the Journal of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics press release via AlphaGalileo: A study that was published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics describes the psychological predictors of completing psychotherapy successfully in patients with…