Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common, chronic, and oftentimes disabling
disorder. The only established first-line treatments for OCD are exposure and response …

Compulsivity is associated with alterations in the structure and the function of parallel and
interacting brain circuits involved in emotional processing (involving both the reward and the …

Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a highly prevalent and chronic condition that is
associated with substantial global disability. OCD is the key example of the 'obsessive …

Compulsions are repetitive, stereotyped thoughts and behaviors designed to reduce harm.
Growing evidence suggests that the neurocognitive mechanisms mediating behavioral …

OBJECT The object of this study was to perform a systematic review, according to Preferred
Reporting Items of Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) and Agency for …

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) are common,
often refractory, neuropsychiatric conditions for which new treatment approaches are …

Background: Ablative therapies have been used for the treatment of neurological disorders
for many years. They have been used both for creating therapeutic lesions within …

Background: Recently, a new thermal lesioning approach using magnetic resonance–
guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) was introduced for the treatment of neurologic …

Importance Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common and often debilitating
psychiatric illness. Recent advances in the understanding of the neuroscience of OCD have …

For more than half a century, stereotactic neurosurgical procedures have been available to
treat patients with severe, debilitating symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) …