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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.

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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.

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.

I don’t think anyone will find this surprising…

NIMH: Half of Adults With Anxiety Disorders Had Psychiatric Diagnoses in Youth
Half of Adults With Anxiety Disorders Had Psychiatric Diagnoses in Youth

Though I found this interesting;

“Adults with obsessive-compulsive disorders tended to have had delusional beliefs and hallucinations as children.”

Don’t most children have delusional beliefs? Maybe not. I sure did. But then I clearly had a form of OCD back then (scrupulosity). I don’t … Read The Rest >>