Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: PW138
Diagnosis: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
US Patients: 1.2% at a given time
World Patients:
Sex Ratio:
Age Onset: before age 35
Brain Area: smaller dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is only one part of the brain apparently involved. Nucleus accumbens stimulation has helped.
Symptoms: out-of-control routines with repeated thoughts-obessions; repeated actions-compulsions; sex, organization, cleaning, hoarding
Progression:
Causes: genetic affected by several different genes; depression, drug use, anxiety
Medications: antidepressants, SSRIs,
Therapies: CBT may help, but there are insufficient studies proving its worth.
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- Neural Substrates of the Drift-Diffusion Model in Brain Disordersby Ankur Gupta on January 24, 2022
Many studies on the drift-diffusion model (DDM) explain decision-making based on a unified analysis of both accuracy and response times. This review provides an in-depth account of the recent advances in DDM research which ground different DDM parameters on several brain areas, including the cortex and basal ganglia. Furthermore, we discuss the changes in DDM parameters due to structural and functional impairments in several clinical disorders, including Parkinson's disease, Attention Deficit...
- Stress, Coping, and Psychiatric Symptoms in Pregnant Women in Outpatient Care During the 2021 Second-Wave COVID-19 Pandemicby Chiara Penengo on January 24, 2022
Aims: Women face many sources of stress throughout their lives, and some periods are particularly sensitive; pregnancy is one of them. The COVID-19 pandemic is a likely source of additional stress for pregnant women. Moreover, there is evidence that pregnant women have experienced high levels of anxiety and depression symptoms during the pandemic. Our study aimed to evaluate the association of pregnancy-specific stress, pandemic-related stress, and coping strategies with anxiety, depressive and...
- Z-scan analysis and theoretical studies of dopamine under physiological conditionsby None Sakshi on January 23, 2022
Dopamine (DA) is a widely researched catecholamine best known for its role in motor, motivation, addiction, and reward. Disruption in dopamine homeostasis and signaling within the central nervous system (CNS) can lead to disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. In the periphery, circulating DA is stored in blood platelets, and its disruption correlates with pathological conditions such as head and...
- Correction to: Recognizing obsessive-compulsive disorder: how suitable is the German Zohar-Fineberg obsessive-compulsive screen?by Franziska Kühne on January 22, 2022
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