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A double-blind placebo-controlled trial of tramadol in treatment-refractory OCD

Posted June 16th, 2023 by borislitvin & filed under .

Although selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a treatment for OCD, research at the time of this study showed that 40-50% of OCD patients experienced small or no symptom reduction… Read more »

Functional neuroanatomy of obsessive compulsive hoarding

Posted June 16th, 2023 by borislitvin & filed under .

This study was conducted before hoarding disorder (HD) became a separate diagnosis in the DSM-V in 2013.  At the time of the study, research showed that 30% of OCD patients… Read more »

Measurement of the serotonin transporter protein in obsessive compulsive disorder

Posted June 16th, 2023 by borislitvin & filed under .

At the time of this study, there was a hypothesis that dysfunctions in serotonin (a neurotransmitter responsible for mood, cognition, reward, and memory) were associated with OCD; however, this was… Read more »

Efficacy of telephone-administered treatment for OCD

Posted June 16th, 2023 by borislitvin & filed under .

Although a variety of psychotherapies are available to treat OCD, such as the cognitive behavioral therapies (CBT), access to them at the time of this study was not widespread; computers… Read more »

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