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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

DEFINITION
FACTS
CAUSES
SYMPTOMS
rTMS AND OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
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DEFINITION Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a medical brain condition that causes errors in information processing. It is characterized by excessive, recurrent and repetitive worries, doubts and superstitious beliefs.

FACTS

1 in 50 adults currently has OCD
1 in 25 will have OCD at some point in their lifetime
OCD afflicts about 3.3 million adult Americans
Depression or other anxiety disorders may accompany OCD
It strikes men and women in approximately equal numbers, first appearing in childhood, adolescence, or early adulthood
One-third of adults with OCD report having experienced their first symptoms as children.

CAUSES

Abnormal functioning of brain circuitry, involving a part of the brain called the striatum.
OCD is NOT caused by family problems or attitudes.
Brain imaging studies, using a technique called positron emission tomography (PET), found that brain activity in an OCD sufferer differs from that found in people with other mental illnesses or no illness at all.
PET scans show that in patients with OCD both behavioral therapy and medication produce changes in the striatum.

SYMPTOMS

Symptoms may come and go, they may ease over time, or they can grow progressively worse
Plagued, persistent thoughts or images
Urgent, unwanted urge to engage in certain rituals

rTMS AND OCD

Neuroimaging studies on OCD patients indicate hyperactivity in a circuit involving orbitofrontal cortex and basal ganglia.
10-20 slow frequency right SMA rTMS has been proven statistically significant reduction in OCD symptoms which were stable at 3 months post treatment
Treatment for OCD is conducted on an experimental basis (a cost reduction is offered per session).
Please contact MCC staff members directly to obtain further details.

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