Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder News

A systematic review has outlined clinical and biological predictors of psychedelic response in treating psychiatric and addictive disorders.

Children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder have experienced worsened symptoms amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in BMC Psychiatry.

The International OCD Foundation has designated this week as International OCD Awareness Week.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness has designated this week as Mental Illness Awareness Week.

The FDA granted clearance for a transcranial magnetic stimulation device for adjunct treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, according to an industry press release.

As many individuals are returning to the workplace now and in the coming months, a smooth transition into a new routine is vital for maintaining mental health and productivity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Women appeared to have a greater lifetime risk for obsessive-compulsive disorder than men, according to results of a meta-analysis published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

From 2007 to 2016, pediatric ED visits for all mental health disorders increased by 60% in the United States, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Children with pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, or PANS, exhibited cerebral microstructural differences in multiple brain structures, according to results of a case-control study published in JAMA Network Open.

Researchers have gained new insight into the cognitive and computational process underlying obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Specifically, patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder may distrust their past experience, resulting in increased indecisiveness, uncertainty and exploratory behaviors, according to study findings published in PLoS Computational Biology.