Incertus

My obsession is so difficult to describe. My brain sees the obsession as a logical solution to a problem that it imagines. If i say a certain phrase, touch certain objects, do certain things that in the past has maybe preceded a negative event, my brain tells me i have to fix what i have just done/said or another negative event will occur. Its one of those screwed if you do screwed … Read The Rest >>

In this study of brain imaging; Identifying patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder using whole-brain anatomy. it was found that they could identify with a slightly better the 93% accuracy rate folks that have OCD over those that don’t by looking at the whole brain image.

There is probably some good news in that. But as this article (complete with brain images) points out, there could be some negative consequences of this technology.

Somewhat unsettling.

I have often said that if a normal(uh, non OCD person) were able to spend an hour inside our minds it would probably give them PTSD or something.

In this article a writer tries living life as one of her characters for a day. That character has OCD. It’s very interesting. Go give it a read.

And the money quote;

But I gained a new respect, and horror, for those living with OCD. Will … Read The Rest >>

This, News - Intensive Cognitive Behavioural Treatment Has Slight Edge as OCD Treatment: Presented at ADAA is another not too surprising study. And again it has some really interesting numbers. It basically shows that daily CBT over a period of time is better then once a week sessions. It also points out that it is rather difficult to find that kind of treatment due to a lack trained therpists and places … Read The Rest >>

While I don’t think the results of this study, News - Augmenting Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors With Exposure and Ritual Prevention Helps OCD Patients: Presented at ADAA, comes as any kind of surprise, there are some interesting numbers.

And it is readable by folks who don’t speak shrinkspeak.