DIRT provides hope for OCD hand washers
16 June 2008
A new treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) pioneered at the University of Sydney is having great success by targeting the beliefs behind the obsessive behaviour rather than the behaviour itself.
Now this is interesting. The OCD I live with has, so far, proven to be uh, treatment resistant. So I am always looking for new forms of treatment. And this sounds promising. … Read The Rest >>
I am a lifer. 45 years of the disease. A ruined life (or should I
say a severely compromised life). How good it could have been, if
only. . .
I function in society, run a business, but feel pain and anguish most
of the time. I won’t even try to go through the evolution of my OCD,
as I have had probably every conceivable configuration and iteration
of the disease, since age 13. Medicine … Read The Rest >>
Hoarding is one form of OCD that I have no symptoms of. For that I am grateful. This film looks into the lives of four hoarders. Very nicely done. About 20 minutes.
POSSESSED on Vimeo
‘POSSESSED’ enters the complicated worlds of four hoarders; people whose lives are dominated by their relationship to possessions.
While on the subject of hoarding here is another article on it.
Submerged in stuff, hoarders keep collecting - … Read The Rest >>
“Our study results,” Dr. Saito told Reuters Health, “support the widely held view that the orbital prefrontal region is involved in the pathophysiology of OCD. It is important that the results also indicate that the OFC (orbitofrontal circuit) influences symptom severity in patients with OCD.”
More evidence that it really is, “all … Read The Rest >>
Here is a nice article on OCD in the NY Times
When Anxiety Is at the Table - New York Times
“Sometimes the trouble is the element of public theater in the dining room, meaning we have to indulge in our often-embarrassing rituals under the eyes of so many strangers while trying not to get caught. Or it might be worrying about the safety of the food and the people who serve it.”
That quote above explains … Read The Rest >>
