OCD Linked to Increased Risk for Ischemic Stroke
Adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder have an increased risk for ischemic stroke.
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Internet-Delivered CBT Noninferior for OCD in Children
Stepped care offering internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy followed by in-person CBT if necessary is noninferior to in-person CBT for children and adolescents with obsessive compulsive disorder.
Encouraging Women to Report Perinatal-Specific Symptoms of OCD and Using DSM-5 Leads to Higher Prevalence Estimates
Researchers evaluated 580 pregnant and postpartum women for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in British Columbia.
How to Incorporate Videoconferencing Into OCD Treatment
Evidence-based treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) such as exposure therapy and psychopharmacology are often unavailable to people with OCD. The researchers studied digital health approaches such as videoconferencing to improve access to OCD treatment and found 5 useful ways to incorporate the technology.
Perinatal Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder May Be Underestimated
Estimates of obsessive-compulsive disorder may be underestimated in pregnant women and new mothers.
Mental Health Impacts Observed Among the General Population During COVID-19
The researchers compared the perceived mental health impact and coping and changes in depressive symptoms, anxiety, worry, and loneliness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic between people with and without lifetime depressive, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorders.
Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Benefited Patients With Severe Symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
With little being known about the predictors or moderators of dTMS outcome for OCD, this study sought to examine if several theoretically relevant variables may predict and moderate treatment effects including OCD symptom severity, functional impairment, co-occurring depressive symptoms, age, gender, age of OCD onset, and family history of OCD.
Playing a Mobile Spider Game Decreased Fear and Avoidance of Spiders
To evaluate the mobile app, two groups of spider-fearful individuals played either the Spider App (experimental group) or a non-spider associated app (control group) twice a day for approximately 12 min for 7 days.
Many Individuals With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Experience Increased Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic
With global measures to prevent infection implemented to combat COVID-19, experts assume that the pandemic is affecting people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, especially those with washing compulsions.
COVID-19 Patients With Longer Hospital Stays May Have Better Psychiatric Outcomes
Researchers conducted 1-month follow-ups with patients who had either been treated at the hospital or at home for COVID-19 and found that longer hospital stays were associated with lower scores on psychopathology dimension tests.
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