Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder News

Several traits related to obsessive-compulsive personality disorder predicted post-pandemic adjustment difficulties, according to study results published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.

Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder who were well after exposure/response prevention therapy often could discontinue a serotonin reuptake inhibitor and have similar outcomes to those who continued an SRI.

Healio Psychiatry’s five most-viewed stories of the year highlight a study on omega-3 supplementation and stress-related accelerated aging, research into the benefits of cannabidiol for frontline health care workers and data on the link between OCD and increased risk for dementia/Alzheimer’s disease.

Adolescents who were conceived via assisted reproductive techniques were not at increased risk for poor psychiatric health compared with the general population, according to study results published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Early-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder among youths may affect decision-making because of uncertainty in the environment, according to results of a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open.

Clinical and demographic factors should not be used as exclusion criteria when considering deep brain stimulation of the ventral anterior limb of the internal capsule for patients with refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Two separate efforts, both involving training and education interventions for health care workers, show promise in reducing stigma and improving care for patients with mental health conditions, data show.

Excessive behaviors related to internet, gaming and sex that may be linked to obsessive-compulsive disorder lack a clear treatment approach and thus warrant consideration of various factors, according to a presenter at Psych Congress.

The antidepressant fluvoxamine reduced the need for hospitalization among high-risk patients with COVID-19, according to results of the randomized, placebo-controlled TOGETHER trial.

Attachment style should be evaluated among adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder, according to study results published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.