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
Exploring Retrospective Biases in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: an Experience-Sampling Study
MacLaren Kelly J, Kertz S, Simpson R, Bloch M, Pittenger C. Exploring Retrospective Biases in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: an Experience-Sampling Study. Journal Of Technology In Behavioral Science 2018, 4: 297-302. DOI: 10.1007/s41347-018-0078-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderExperience-sampling methodRecall biasesRetrospective ratingsExperience Sampling StudyParticipants' retrospective ratingsSymptom severityOCD symptom severityYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScalePotential recall biasesObsessive Compulsive ScaleRetrospective biasesCompulsive disorderSymptom changeCompulsive ScaleRetrospective reportsCurrent studyBiasesDistressRecall biasRetrospective estimatesProgress monitoringFuture directionsRatingsSymptom assessmentThe Role of Stress in the Pathogenesis and Maintenance of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Adams T, Kelmendi B, Brake C, Gruner P, Badour C, Pittenger C. The Role of Stress in the Pathogenesis and Maintenance of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Chronic Stress 2018, 2: 2470547018758043. PMID: 29527593, PMCID: PMC5841259, DOI: 10.1177/2470547018758043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOnset of symptomsOCD symptomatologyNeuronal hypertrophyNeuronal atrophyPathophysiological relationshipLimbic circuitsLimbic circuitryFrontal cortexDorsolateral striatumPsychosocial stressGoal-directed learningNeural abnormalitiesPsychiatric symptomatologyDorsomedial striatumPreclinical researchNonspecific factorsRole of stressSymptomsCompulsive disorderSymptomatologyStriatumOCD symptomsPathogenesisIndependent causeTraumatic incidents