2024
Mechanisms of therapeutic change after psychedelic treatment in OCD
Maloney G, Ching T, Kichuk S, Pittenger C, Kelmendi B. Mechanisms of therapeutic change after psychedelic treatment in OCD. Psychiatry Research 2024, 336: 115907. PMID: 38615521, PMCID: PMC11190873, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderMechanisms of therapeutic changeAversive eventsImagery rescriptingPsychedelic treatmentPsychotherapeutic treatmentPsychotherapeutic frameworkSymptom reductionTherapeutic changePsychotherapyNegative emotionsPsychological mechanismsCore beliefsPilot dataNovel treatmentRescriptingEmotionsDisordersSymptomsReprocessingTreatmentBeliefsResistance to first-lineIndividualsIntervention
2023
The Pharmacological Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Pittenger C. The Pharmacological Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Psychiatric Clinics Of North America 2023, 46: 107-119. PMID: 36740347, DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2022.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderPharmacological treatmentOptimal evidence-based treatmentSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsFirst-line treatmentSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsMore treatment optionsEvidence-based treatmentsCare of individualsPersistent symptomsReuptake inhibitorsTreatment optionsAppropriate psychotherapySubstantial minorityTreatmentDisordersAugmentation strategiesRobust evidenceEvidentiary supportAntidepressantsPatientsClomipramineSymptomsMainstayFurther work
2022
Single-dose psilocybin for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder: A case report
Kelmendi B, Kichuk S, DePalmer G, Maloney G, Ching T, Belser A, Pittenger C. Single-dose psilocybin for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder: A case report. Heliyon 2022, 8: e12135. PMID: 36536916, PMCID: PMC9758406, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderTreatment of OCDPsychedelic treatmentTreatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorderRefractory obsessive-compulsive disorderOCD symptomsPsychological effectsSerotonin systemSingle experimental studyRecreational usersBrain serotonin systemTreatment of patientsClassic psychedelicsQuality of lifePsilocybinSymptomatic improvementCase reportClinical dataTherapeutic potentialEmotionsPatientsDisordersTreatmentNumber of conditionsCompulsion