Bradley Hospital enrolls children with anxiety, OCD for new study

"The treatment that we're delivering , called exposure based CBT or cognitive behavioral treatment, that's really the gold ...
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OCD linked to specific genes, new study finds

A new genetic study of more than 50,000 obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) cases has linked around 250 genes to the condition, including more than two dozen identified as likely causal, in about 30 ...
New York Post

OCD sufferers face much higher risk of death: groundbreaking study

OCD, which affects 2% to 3% of Americans, is characterized by recurring thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors such as excessive hand washing and arranging objects in a precise way ...
News Medical

Study finds higher incidence of OCD symptoms among college students during the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken millions of lives and infected hundreds of millions of people around the world. The pandemic has also had a profound impact on the mental health of everyone from health ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Study: Screen time raises chances of OCD in preteens; every hour ups the risk

Daily screen time for children has been climbing since at least 2011, according to a media usage survey Screen time is linked with obsessive compulsive disorder diagnoses in children, according to a ...
Yahoo

OCD May Start in the Gut, Not the Brain, Surprising New Study Finds

Obsessive-compulsive disorder has long been considered a problem of the brain, but new research suggests the real driver might be hiding in the gut. A team of scientists from Chongqing Medical ...
High Times

Study: Psilocybin Could Be Effective OCD Treatment

Newly published research suggests that psilocybin––the main ingredient in magic mushrooms––could be an effective treatment option for individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The study, ...