2023
Neurofeedback for obsessive compulsive disorder: A randomized, double-blind trial
Rance M, Zhao Z, Zaboski B, Kichuk S, Romaker E, Koller W, Walsh C, Harris-Starling C, Wasylink S, Adams T, Gruner P, Pittenger C, Hampson M. Neurofeedback for obsessive compulsive disorder: A randomized, double-blind trial. Psychiatry Research 2023, 328: 115458. PMID: 37722238, PMCID: PMC10695074, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderAnterior prefrontal cortexControl groupDouble-blind clinical trialDouble-blind trialPrimary outcome measureCompulsive disorderHarm/checkingMechanism of actionYale-Brown ObsessiveSecondary outcomesSessions of neurofeedbackActive groupClinical trialsOutcome measuresPrimary symptomsSymptom ScaleObsessive-compulsive symptomsPrefrontal cortexSymptomsTraining protocolGreater reductionSignificant differencesPatientsSham feedback
2018
Developing image sets for inducing obsessive-compulsive checking symptoms
Brooks H, Kichuk SA, Adams TG, Koller WN, Eken HN, Rance M, Monahan S, Wasylink S, Kelmendi B, Pittenger C, Gruner P, Hampson M. Developing image sets for inducing obsessive-compulsive checking symptoms. Psychiatry Research 2018, 265: 249-255. PMID: 29763844, PMCID: PMC6063514, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.04.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderProvocative imagesSymptom provocationDiagnosis of OCDClinical obsessive-compulsive disorderInduction of anxietyContextual cuesIntrusive thoughtsVisual stimuliOC symptomsCompulsive disorderDiagnostic statusAnxietyStimuliHarmful scenariosSimilar objectsGreat provocationsIndividualsSuggestive imagesProvocationQualitative patternCuesSymptomsResearch studiesFuture studies