Obsessive-compulsive disorder: puzzles and prospects

TW Robbins, MM Vaghi, P Banca - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a severe and disabling psychiatric disorder that presents
several challenges for neuroscience. Recent advances in its genetic and developmental …

Neurocognitive endophenotypes of impulsivity and compulsivity: towards dimensional psychiatry

TW Robbins, CM Gillan, DG Smith, S de Wit… - Trends in cognitive …, 2012 - cell.com
A key criticism of the main diagnostic tool in psychiatry, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
of Mental Health Disorders (DSM-IV), is that it lacks a biological footing. In this article, we …

Goal-directed learning and obsessive–compulsive disorder

CM Gillan, TW Robbins - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) has become a paradigmatic case of goal-directed
dysfunction in psychiatry. In this article, we review the neurobiological evidence, historical …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced avoidance habits in obsessive-compulsive disorder

CM Gillan, S Morein-Zamir, GP Urcelay, A Sule… - Biological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric condition that typically
manifests in compulsive urges to perform irrational or excessive avoidance behaviors. A …

Obsessive‐compulsive disorder: Etiology, neuropathology, and cognitive dysfunction

B Jalal, SR Chamberlain, BJ Sahakian - Brain and behavior, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background This review provides an overview of obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD)
symptoms, including the four partially distinct subtypes of the disorder, current diagnostic …

Repetitive behaviors in autism and obsessive–compulsive disorder: New perspectives from a network analysis

L Ruzzano, D Borsboom, HM Geurts - Journal of autism and …, 2015 - Springer
The association between autism and obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) seems largely
dependent upon observed similarities in the repetitive behaviors that manifest in both …

The effect of apathy and compulsivity on planning and stopping in sequential decision-making

J Scholl, HA Trier, MFS Rushworth, N Kolling - PLoS Biology, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Real-life decision-making often comprises sequences of successive decisions about
whether to take opportunities as they are encountered or keep searching for better ones …

Symptom dimensions in obsessive-compulsive disorder: phenomenology and treatment outcomes with exposure and ritual prevention

MT Williams, B Mugno, M Franklin, S Faber - Psychopathology, 2013 - karger.com
Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a severe condition with varied
symptom presentations. Currently, the cognitive-behavioral treatment with the most empirical …

Excessive reassurance seeking and anxiety pathology: Tests of incremental associations and directionality

JR Cougle, KE Fitch, FD Fincham, CJ Riccardi… - Journal of anxiety …, 2012 - Elsevier
Excessive reassurance-seeking (ERS) is hypothesized to play a key role in emotional
disorders but has been studied mostly in relation to depression. Study 1 reports a new …

Common pitfalls in exposure and response prevention (EX/RP) for OCD

SJ Gillihan, MT Williams, E Malcoun, E Yadin… - Journal of obsessive …, 2012 - Elsevier
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a highly debilitating disorder. Fortunately there are
treatments that help the majority of OCD sufferers. The behavioral treatment with the most …