Search
Now showing items 1-9 of 9
Gambling disorder in the UK: key research priorities and the urgent need for independent research funding
(2022-04-15)
Gambling in the modern era is pervasive owing to the variety of gambling opportunities available, including those that use technology (eg, online applications on smartphones). Although many people gamble recreationally ...
Facing the “new normal”: How adjusting to the easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions exposes mental health inequalities
(2021-09-01)
BACKGROUND: Re-establishing societal norms in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic will be important for restoring public mental health and psychosocial wellbeing as well as economic recovery. We investigated the impact on ...
Set-shifting related basal ganglia deformation as a novel familial marker of obsessive-compulsive disorder
(2021-04-21)
The symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are suggestive of cognitive rigidity, and previous work identified impaired flexible responding on set-shifting tasks in such patients. The basal ganglia are central to ...
Body dysmorphic disorder: a treatment synthesis and consensus on behalf of the International College of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (ICOCS) and the Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders Network (OCRN) of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP)
(2021-03-30)
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is characterised by a preoccupation with a perceived appearance flaw or flaws that are not observable to others. BDD is associated with distress and impairment of functioning. Psychiatric ...
Learning to Deal with Problematic Usage of the Internet
(COST action CA16907 and ICOCS (the International College of Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorders), 2020-10-22)
An easily accessible guide for patients, caregivers, family members, and health care professionals presenting a state of the art overview of Problematic Use of the Internet. Ever since its development in the early 1990’s, ...
The effects of acute serotonin challenge on executive planning in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), their first-degree relatives, and healthy controls
(2020-07-08)
Rationale: OCD is characterized by executive function impairment and by clinical responsivity to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Executive planning deficits constitute a candidate endophenotype for OCD. ...
Clinical Advances in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Position Statement by the International College of Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
(2020-07)
In this position statement, developed by The International College of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders, a group of international experts responds to recent developments in the evidence-based management of ...
Screening and assessment tools for gaming disorder: A comprehensive systematic review
(2020-04-01)
The inclusion of gaming disorder (GD) as an official diagnosis in the ICD-11 was a significant milestone for the field. However, the optimal measurement approaches for GD are currently unclear. This comprehensive systematic ...
Inhibition-Related Cortical Hypoconnectivity as a Candidate Vulnerability Marker for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
(2020-02)
BACKGROUND: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a prevalent neuropsychiatric condition, with biological models implicating disruption of cortically mediated inhibitory control pathways, ordinarily serving to regulate ...