Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Conference Coverage
Ketamine may help OCD, but much work remains
SAN FRANCISCO – Off-label use is common with ketamine, but there is little supporting evidence.
Conference Coverage
Ketamine may rely on opioid receptors for antidepressive effect
SAN FRANCISCO – In treatment-resistant individuals, preexposure to an opioid receptor antagonist greatly reduced ketamine’s effect.
Pearls
Does your patient have postpartum OCD?
This article includes effective methods to help identify OCD in postpartum women, and suggests how to implement an individualized treatment...
From the Journals
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder may involve brain abnormalities
The study results follow similar findings showing that patients with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder have smaller hippocampus and...
From the Journals
Scales assessing pediatric OCD possess little symptom overlap
Be careful in selecting scales to assess OCD symptomatology, being mindful of the specific characteristics of each one.
From the Journals
Patients with OCD/hoarding differ from those with OCD/nonhoarding
“Clinical implications of our findings are to have the treatment follow a more intensive and structured course (i.e. avoid surprises).”
Evidence-Based Reviews
Treatment-resistant OCD: There’s more we can do
Augmentation strategies may help patients who don’t respond to first-line treatments.
FDA/CDC
FDA allows marketing of TMS to treat OCD
Transcranial magnetic stimulation already is approved to treat refractory major depression and migraine with aura.