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 »
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 »
The role of deep brain stimulation on excessive avoidance in rats: A mechanistic window to therapeutic action in OCD
Animal models (such as rats) are useful for studying the neuroscience and medication of mental health disorders, as they give insight into how human brains can act and respond. In… Read more »