Brain Scan May Guide Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Brain scans may predict which type of therapy will be most effective for obsessive-compulsive disorder in teens and adults.
Brain scans may predict which type of therapy will be most effective for obsessive-compulsive disorder in teens and adults.
Women with insomnia were more likely to report prior or current depression than women without insomnia in the study.
Responses to treatment depend on the target chosen, with 5 targets yielding positive outcomes, including the ventral anterior limb of the internal capsule, subthalamic nucleus, nucleus accumbens, ventral capsule/ventral striatum, or inferior thalamic peduncle, all involving fronto-striato-thalamocortical circuits.
Katlein França, MD, PhD, spoke with Dermatology Advisor about the use of the behavior therapy technique “habit reversal training” (HRT) for the treatment of trichotillomania, excoriation disorder, and itch.
Cognitive behavioral therapy response rates in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder may be related to avoidance and impairment recognition, but not to poor insight.
Aripiprazole augmentation to lithium carbonate seemed to be the best option in treatment-resistant patients with comorbid bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Per 6 published studies, using aripiprazole to augment mood stabilizers was effective in reducing the symptoms of co-occurring bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Despite intense research efforts and recent advances in understanding the condition, the exact etiology of OCD remains largely undefined.