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
Frontopolar multifocal transcranial direct current stimulation reduces conditioned fear reactivity during extinction training: A pilot randomized controlled trial
Adams T, Kelmendi B, George J, Forte J, Hubert T, Wild H, Rippey C, Pittenger C. Frontopolar multifocal transcranial direct current stimulation reduces conditioned fear reactivity during extinction training: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Neurobiology Of Learning And Memory 2023, 205: 107825. PMID: 37699439, PMCID: PMC10872945, DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2023.107825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscranial direct current stimulationSkin conductance responsesExtinction trainingDirect current stimulationExtinction learningCurrent stimulationReturn of fearFear extinction paradigmInhibition of fearFear extinction learningExposure-based therapyTreatment of anxietyFear inhibitionThreat cuesSafety learningExtinction paradigmFear reactivityFear processingConductance responsesExtinction trialsFunctional connectivityElectrodermal activityMixed ANOVARelated disordersAnxiety