More than 80% of people with OCD never receive ERP, the gold-standard psychotherapy for OCD treatment. Digital, smart-phone based interventions offer a promising solution to address this treatment gap. However,… Read more »
Bridging Genetic Risk to Brain Mechanisms: A Region-Specific, Reverse-Translational Approach to OCD Pathophysiology
OCD research points to problems within a network of brain regions involved in decision-making, habits, and behavioral control. Genes help control how these brain regions develop and function, but most… Read more »
Mapping OCD Genetic Risk to Brain Cell Types and Molecular Programs
Brain imaging studies have given us an idea of which parts of the brain might be affected in OCD, but the brain contains hundreds of different types of cells, and… Read more »
Augmentation of Exposure and Response Prevention with Frontopolar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Although exposure and response prevention (ERP) is a first-line evidence-based therapy for OCD, some patients unfortunately do not respond to it. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a noninvasive technique… Read more »