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.
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 highlights the importance of transdiagnostic approaches to psychiatry.
This study examines whether pretreatment brain activation during cognitive control and reward processing is associated with treatment response to CBT in patients with OCD.
Despite being common and often comorbid neurodevelopmental disorders, the study found robust yet subtle differences across age groups and the disorders in terms of cortical and subcortical brain structures.
For insights on the effect of more vigilant personal hand hygiene and guidance on how best to maintain these practices while addressing concerns about skin disorders, we spoke with Joel Schlessinger, MD, a board-certified dermatologic surgeon.
Levels of apathy in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder were primarily associated with depression, but also with dysexecutive functioning and defeatist beliefs.
OCD symptoms alleviation during the postpartum period was associated with hyperthymic temperament and a history of decreased OCD symptoms following a previous birth.
Youth with OCD and hoarding symptoms do not have worse severity, impairment, or treatment outcome; however, they may have greater rates of diagnostic comorbidity.
The Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire-9 may also potentially be used outside of intensive care settings, such as in longitudinal research.
