So far, it was known that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has beneficial effects on treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, it is the recent study published in the Journal of Translational psychiatry has revealed what actually happens in the brains of people with OCD after exposure to this kind of therapy. This article provides an excerpt of this interesting study. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a condition marked by inescapable, intrusive thoughts that induce anxiety and repetitive, ritualistic behavior which eventually reduces the feeling (and hence the person becomes compulsive in nature).
In most cases, OCD can impair daily functioning resulting into a debilitating condition. Management of OCD includes administration of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and CBT. CBT aims to improve damaging and associating. A new study was designed to determine…
