Investigators at the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University in China searched publication databases through March 2021 for studies of noninvasive brain stimulation treatments for OCD.
In this study, untreated patients with OCD were recruited from the University Hospital Leipzig in Germany and age- and gender-matched healthy controls were recruited from the university’s psychiatry department between 2009 and 2014.
Researchers looked at whether patients with OCD, after achieving wellness, can taper to discontinuation of serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) and maintain decreased symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
This clinical review assessed the use of exposure and response prevention therapy for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This study examines whether pretreatment brain activation during cognitive control and reward processing is associated with treatment response to CBT in patients with OCD.
In body dysmorphic disorder, the higher a patient’s readiness to change and confidence in cognitive behavioral therapy, the more likely the intervention will be successful.
Cognitive behavioral therapy and supportive psychotherapy can improve body dysmorphic disorder symptoms, but cognitive behavioral therapy is associated with more consistent improvements.
A study compared participants with clear diagnoses of either generalized anxiety disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder with each other, as well as with controls, in order to identify cognitive differences between both groups.
Intensive residential treatment was found to be effective in reducing the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder, although different response trajectories were observed.
