Early reports suggested an apparent increase in OCD relapse rates and symptom severity during the pandemic. But a year on, we’re learning this may not be the case.
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Exercise addiction describes an obsessive or compulsive need to exercise – even when you’re injured.
Technology could be a promising alternative to traditional therapy.
We manage our fear of death by creating a sense of permanence and meaning in life. But for some people, death anxiety results in pathological coping mechanisms, such as being afraid of spiders.
While the global health community has made mental healthcare a priority, South Africa is not following suite. The impact is felt most acutely by poor people suffering from mental health disorders.
Saying you’re ‘a little bit OCD’ isn’t helpful, but neither is denying the experiences we share.
There is hope that new drugs can be created to treat anxiety disorders after seven new genes were linked to these diseases.
At a recent talk I gave as a Sheffield NeuroGirl, a group of three female PhD students who aim to bring interesting and exciting research on the brain to the public, I carried out a little experiment…
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety-related mental condition that affects 1-2% of the population. It is severely debilitating and can strike anyone regardless of age, gender and cultural…
A new study of brain activity in patients with hoarding disorder has found they exhibit abnormal activity in regions of their brain when deciding whether to keep or discard things. The study findings…
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Professor of Clinical Psychology & Director, Brain & Psychological Sciences Research Centre, Swinburne University of Technology
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Head of Genes Environment and Behaviour Laboratory, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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Professor of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Winchester
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PhD researcher in Neuroscience, University of Sheffield
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Lecturer and Researcher, Department of Genetics; & SU/ UCT MRC Unit on Risk and Resilience in Mental Disorders, Stellenbosch University
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Research Associate, University of Sheffield
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Researcher at the Centre for Health Systems Research & Development, University of the Free State
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Honorary Associate at Department of Psychology, Macquarie University and Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral research fellow, School of Psychology, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Psychology, and Director of the Hoarding Research Group, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Wayne State University
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Reader in Physical Activity and Public Health, Anglia Ruskin University
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Postdoctoral research associate, Anglia Ruskin University
