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Antidepressants effective treatment options for OCD

Wednesday, 20 February 2008 7:13 A GMT+01
Common antidepressant drugs such as Prozac and Zoloft can be effective treatment options for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), according to a new review of studies.

Distinct brain structure patterns linked to OCD

Wednesday, 28 November 2007 8:44 A GMT+01
Cambridge University researchers have discovered that individuals with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and their close family members have distinctive patterns in their brain structure.

OCD patients show more emotional processing

Tuesday, 20 November 2007 8:14 A GMT+01
Neuroimaging of the brain in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder reveals more emotional and less cognitive processing of potential visual triggers, compared with controls,

Young children less likely to report obsessions than teens

Friday, 2 November 2007 8:15 A GMT+01
Children between the ages of 5 and 7 years are less likely to report psychiatric obsessions than are adolescents,

Brain stimulation an option for severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Thursday, 18 October 2007 9:04 A GMT+01
Deep-brain stimulation is an effective, albeit drastic, treatment option for patients with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Dogs show the way on OCD

Monday, 15 October 2007 9:20 A GMT+01
Dogs With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Help Find Ways To Treat People With It

Anti-seizure drug reduces compulsive skin picking

Saturday, 13 October 2007 9:32 A GMT+01
(Reuters Health) - For patients with chronic skin picking, a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder, that is severe enough to cause physical damage, results of a small study suggest that the anti-seizure drug lamotrigine may reduce the behavior

Group therapy an effective OCD treatment

Friday, 12 October 2007 2:03 A GMT+01
A Curtin University of Technology doctoral study has found that group therapy is a practical and effective form of treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

Abstract+: Prevalence and associated factors for suicidal ideation and behaviors in OCD

Wednesday, 3 October 2007 9:36 A GMT+01
Introduction: Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have historically been considered at low risk for suicide, but recent studies are controversial.

Abstract: Extensive genotyping of the BDNF and NTRK2 genes define protective haplotypes against OCD

Friday, 21 September 2007 8:51 A GMT+01
Family, twin and molecular studies provide increasing evidence for the importance of genetic factors in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Recent work suggests that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) may be involved in OCD pathophysiology.

Mice provide important OCD clues

Thursday, 23 August 2007 10:08 A GMT+01
Using genetic engineering, researchers have created an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) - like set of behaviors in mice and reversed them with antidepressants and genetic targeting of a key brain circuit.

Abstract: Antidepressants appear to reverse OCD related brain white matter abnormalities

Monday, 20 August 2007 9:09 A GMT+01
The aim was to investigate the white matter abnormalities of drug-naïve patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) using diffusion tensor-imaging and the white matter changes in the patients after pharmacotherapy.

When worry hijacks the brain

Tuesday, 7 August 2007 8:57 A GMT+01
Even the most stable brain operates just a millimeter from madness. In such a finely tuned cognitive engine, only a small part must start to sputter before the whole machine comes crashing down.

[Australia] Compulsive checkers wanted for OCD psycotherapy trial

Friday, 3 August 2007 9:34 A GMT+01
An innovative new psychological treatment program for OCD checking has been developed by researchers at the University of Sydney, Dr Mairwen Jones, Associate Professor Ross Menzies and PhD student Lisa Vacarro.

Abstract+: Issues in the pharmacological treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Thursday, 26 July 2007 10:24 A GMT+01
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) preferentially responds to a class of antidepressants called serotonin reuptake inhibitors.[SRI] This review discusses certain issues unique to pharmacological treatment of OCD

Psilocybin results inspire researchers

Wednesday, 25 July 2007 9:19 A GMT+01
A cadre of academics has begun conducting new research into the use of psychedelic drugs for mental illness; initial results are intriguing enough to warrant further exploration, several of the researchers said

Comorbid MDD may be a severity marker for OCD

Tuesday, 24 July 2007 8:59 A GMT+01
MedWire News: Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are more likely to have generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), aggressive obsessions, and increased obsession severity if they also have major depressive disorder (MDD), research shows.

TB drug aids CBT psychotherapy for OCD, may also help smokers quit

Friday, 20 July 2007 9:41 A GMT+01
A University of Minnesota researcher team led by Matt Kushner, Ph.D., have found that a drug originally developed to fight tuberculosis may help people with obsessive-compulsive disorder make more progress in therapy sessions.

Procedure leaves OCD patient 'reborn'

Monday, 16 July 2007 7:54 A GMT+01
Doctor uses Deep Brain Stimulation, sometimes used to treat Parkinson's, to help OCD sufferer

Abstract: OCD can impair family's quality of life too

Friday, 6 July 2007 9:03 A GMT+01
The aim of this study was, first, to examine health-related quality of life among relatives of Italian patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and, second, to search for potential predictors of quality of life among these relatives.

Hoarding poses health risk, requires professional help

Sunday, 1 July 2007 9:51 A GMT+01
Hoarders have a brain disorder resulting in an all-consuming compulsion to collect that often cuts them off from society and damages their relationships.

Abstract: D-Cycloserine augmented exposure therapy for OCD

Thursday, 28 June 2007 10:20 A GMT+01
D-cycloserine (DCS), a glutamatergic partial N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) agonist, can facilitate extinction learning related to cued fear in animals and humans.

Abstract: Evidence for a susceptibility locus on chromosome 10p15 in early-onset OCD

Saturday, 9 June 2007 9:39 A GMT+01
The goal of this study was to identify chromosomal regions likely to contain susceptibility loci for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

OCD kids get bullied more

Tuesday, 15 August 2006 5:24 A GMT+01
Children with obsessive-compulsive disorder are three times more likely to be bullied than other children, and the name-slinging could cause symptoms of OCD to worsen, University of Florida researchers have found.

Abstract: Increased subcortical hyperintensities in children with OCD, TS and ADHD

Monday, 5 June 2006 4:59 A GMT+01
Am J Psychiatry. 2006 Jun;163(6):1106-1108. Increased Number of Subcortical Hyperintensities on MRI in Children and Adolescents With Tourette's Syndrome, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Amat JA, Bronen RA,

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