Here is a nice Q & A on OCD, in the Houston Chronicle (the annual OCF conference is going on there this week)
Analyzing what is, isn’t OCD | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Q: What is OCD?
A: Most people have some sort of quirks, but people who suffer from OCD have intrusive thoughts they can’t get out of their heads, thoughts that result in behaviors and rituals that they repeat obsessively. If you have a … Read The Rest >>
U of M study identifies medication that helps people with obsessive-compulsive disorder
The drug, D-Cycloserine, is believed to help accelerate “extinction learning.” On a basic level, people associate positive or negative feelings with various cues from the external world. Behavioral therapy attempts to help the person disassociate problematic reactions that are either positive (e.g., craving to use an addictive substance) or negative (e.g., fear of some catastrophic outcome) from the cues that trigger these feelings.
Apparently … Read The Rest >>
