Research and Reviews

Current Topics in OCD & Spectrum Disorders

To increase awareness of and to highlight recent discoveries, scientific findings and the current understanding of OCD, we are providing regular reviews of research articles. We will regularly chose a recent or important older article and introduce its main findings and lessons learned.

Please note that these reviews are merely a popularization of the articles; thus, the intricacies of the results and the authors' explanations may not be provided in full and/or the messages of the articles may be generalized so that lay readers can understand the main point of the article. In addition, these reviews do not constitute a recommendation for/against or judgement of any of the treatments or opinions discussed.

Featured Review

• Neurobiology of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Articles for Researchers and Clinicians

• Mindfulness-Based Behavioral Therapy (MBBT) for OCD (pdf format)
• Current Pharmacological Treatments for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Alexander Bystritsky, MD (pdf format)
• Dr. Gorbis' Intensive OCD Program: It Works!
• Autoimmune Neurological Disorders
• Differential Cerebral Metabolic Changes With Paroxetin Treatment Of OCD vs Major Depression (pdf format)
• Effects Of Behavior Therapy On Regional Cerebral Blood Flow In OCD (pdf format)
• Addiction to Plastic Surgeries (pdf format)
• Mirror, Mirror on the Wall (pdf format)
• Crooked Mirrors (pdf format)