OCD

OCD and Its Cross-Generational Familial Association With Anxiety Disorders

This population register–based study examines data for offspring born in Sweden from 1960 to 1995 to evaluate the sources of parent-offspring transmission of OCD and its familial cross-generational association with more typical anxiety disorders.

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Measurement fidelity of clinical assessment methods in a global study on identifying reproducible brain signatures of obsessive–compulsive disorder.

Neuropsychology, Vol 37(3), Mar 2023, 330-343; doi:10.1037/neu0000849 … To describe the steps of ensuring measurement fidelity of core clinical measures in a five-country study on brain signatures of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). … We collected data using standardized instruments, which included the Yale–Brown Obsessive–Compulsive Scale (YBOCS), the Dimensional YBOCS (DYBOCS), the Brown Assessment of Beliefs Scale

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Walking through the valley of the shadow of death—The psychotherapy of the head and neck cancer patient expressing suicidal ideations and impulses

Journal of Clinical Psychology, EarlyView.

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Abnormal focal segments in left uncinate fasciculus in adults with obsessive–compulsive disorder

Although the specific role of the uncinate fasciculus (UF) in emotional processing in patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) has been investigated, the exact focal abnormalities in the UF have not been identified. The aim of the current study was to identify focal abnormalities in the white matter (WM) microstructure of the UF and to determine

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Recognition rates, treatment recommendations and stigma attributions for clients presenting with taboo intrusive thoughts: A vignette‐based survey of psychotherapists

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, EarlyView.

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Parent-identified barriers to accessing exposure therapy: A qualitative study using process mapping

Youth with anxiety and obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) rarely access exposure therapy, an evidence-based treatment. Known barriers include transportation, waitlists, and provider availability. Efforts to improve access to exposure require an understanding of the process that families take to find therapists, yet no prior studies have examined parents’ perspectives of the steps involved. …

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