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OCD patients may have higher risk of death from both natural and unnatural causes

BMJPeople with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) may have an increased risk of death from both natural and unnatural causes than those without the disorder, finds a study from Sweden published by The BMJ today. The researchers point out that many of the natural causes of death are preventable, suggesting that better surveillance, prevention, and early intervention...

Cognitive behavioral therapy normalizes brain abnormality in OCD patients
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Cognitive behavioral therapy normalizes brain abnormality in OCD patients

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – LOS ANGELES HEALTH SCIENCES IMAGE: JAMIE FEUSNER FINDINGS UCLA scientists and colleagues studying the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) discovered an abnormality in the brains of people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) that may help to predict who is most likely to respond to CBT. Researchers used functional MRI scans...