Although African Americans experience OCD at similar rates as the general population, they are less likely to receive treatments such as exposure and response prevention (ERP) and medications. At the… Read more »
Neuro-executive predictors of cognitive behavioral treatment response in youth with obsessive compulsive disorder
Although therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) are effective in treating symptoms of pediatric OCD, not all children with OCD respond to it. Are there certain factors that could… Read more »
Internet-delivered EX/RP for early-onset OCD: A pilot feasibility trial
Research at the time of this study showed that onset of OCD before the age of nine has been associated with worse outcomes later in life. Despite the existence of… Read more »
Combining acceptance and commitment therapy with exposure and response prevention to enhance treatment engagement
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a treatment that promotes acceptance of unwanted thoughts, commitment to the present moment and one’s values, and engaging in behaviors that are in line… Read more »
Stress reactivity as a mechanism of treatment response in pediatric OCD
Although much research at the time focused on factors that aid the efficacy of exposure and response prevention (ERP) in adults with OCD, more insight into how these factors worked… Read more »
Stepped care CBT for pediatric OCD
One model of approaching and carrying out therapy is the stepped-care model —a personalized approach in which cost and intensity of an intervention are based on the individual needs of… Read more »
Effect of intranasal oxytocin on social cognition in body dysmorphic disorder
Oxytocin is a hormone that is associated with emotion recognition and social attentional processing. Given the difficulties in emotion regulation and social approach behavior present in people with body dysmorphic… Read more »
Extinction as a facilitator of cognitive bias modification in pediatric OCD
While therapies such as exposure and response prevention (ERP) can effectively treat OCD in children, not all children see a decrease in symptoms. From a cognitive perspective, OCD is associated… Read more »
2015 Donor-Awarded Research Grants: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Prediction, understanding, and treatment of perfectionism using acceptance and commitment therapy Used for OCD and other mental health disorders, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a form of cognitive behavioral… Read more »
Targeted real-time NIRS-driven neurofeedback: A novel treatment for OCD
Despite a variety of treatments for OCD existing, about a quarter of people with OCD do not experience a substantial decrease in symptoms. However, non-invasive treatments that target certain brain… Read more »