Fig. 2 (Haq et al., 2010). A painting made following initial ALIC-NA [anterior limb of the internal capsule/nucleus accumbens] DBS activation. It was produced after a night-long effort and was described as a ‘surprise' for the staff. The religious tone is typical of the patient.Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is being tested as an experimental treatment for intractable obsessive-compulsive disorder
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May 22, 2010
Opportunity to take part in a study looking at OCD and genetics
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER GENETICS STUDY The Butler Hospital/Brown University OCD Research Program has joined with five other academic institutions across the U.S. in examining the relationship between genetics and OCD. Recent advances in molecular biology and statistical genetics make it possible...
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May 19, 2010
A New Drug That Decreases Anxiety And Stabilizes Mood?
This study formulates the hypothesis that rufinamide, a drug so far used against epilepsy, may also be effective in bipolar disorder, depressive and anxiety disorders, panic disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating disorders, and substance use disorders. It is just an hypothesis based on two cases that needs to be confirmed by specific studies...
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March 6, 2010
Psychosurgery Makes Gentle Comeback
Psychosurgery is making a comeback. Recently published case series have shown encouraging results of so-called deep brain stimulation (DBS) in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder, depressive disorders, and Tourette syndrome...
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February 24, 2010
More on Deep Brain Stimulation for OCD
Over the past few years, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has emerged as a promising treatment for severe psychiatric disorders that haven't responded to conventional approaches. A new paper from the University of Florida reports on a trial of DBS in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and unlike most DBS studies, it was placebo-controlled: Deep Brain Stimulation for Intractable Obsessive Compulsive
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February 23, 2010
New podcast: obsessive-compulsive disorder, definitions and treatments
by Joye C. Anestis The latest podcast from behaviortherapist.com discusses obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Dr. Jonathan Abramowitz, a preeminent researcher in the OCD field, discusses multiple topics related to OCD, including: What is OCD? Descriptions of the disorder in general, as...
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February 2, 2010
Why the mirror lies: In people with body dysmorphic disorder, distorted self-image could be result of brain’s abnormal processing of visual input
Researchers have determined that the brains of people with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), a psychiatric condition that causes them, wrongly, to believe they appear disfigured and ugly, have abnormalities in processing visual input when it comes to examining their own face. Further, they found that the same systems of the brain are overactive in BDD and in obsessive-compulsive disorder, suggestin
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November 19, 2009
Focusing on the “what ifs”: A practical guide to worry exposure
by Joye C. Anestis The empirically-supported treatment for pretty much any anxiety disorder involves some sort of exposure. For obsessive-compulsive disorder, it might be exposure to germs. For panic disorder, exposure to, say, hyperventilation. For PTSD, exposure to a traumatic...
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October 6, 2009
Butler Hospital Leads National Study Of Deep Brain Stimulation For Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Butler Hospital in Providence, R.I., is leading a clinical study evaluating the effectiveness and safety of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Benjamin D. Greenberg, MD, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry at Butler Hospital and the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, is the lead investigator. He noted, "In the most severe cases, OCD causes prof
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