The International OCD Foundation Genetics Collaborative, a multi-national group established to discover genetic variation predisposing to OCD, has conducted the most extensive genetic study of OCD to date (half a… Read more »
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Cognitive biases in OCD: Mechanisms of generational transmission
At the time of this study, there had been no research investigating the risk factors that predict the attention and interpretations behind cognitive biases in children at risk of developing… 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 »
Ventura, Maria I.
Brooks, Emily K.
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 »
Defining the prevalence, impacts, and risk factors of hoarding disorder
In 2012, hoarding disorder (HD) was classified as a disorder separate from OCD in the DSM-5. More information was needed regarding its true prevalence, associated risk factors, and social- and… 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 »