TOC: a cerebral chemical imbalance in question?
British neuroscientists have identified a neurochemical imbalance in regions of the frontal lobes in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). THE ...
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OCD, impulse phobia: “we are so afraid of hurting people that we make ourselves sick”
Sarah, 28, has a type of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), impulse phobia. She tells us about her healing journey, during ...
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OCD: a cerebral mechanism involved?
A cellular mechanism linked to an area of the brain involved in decision-making and motor control could explain why some ...
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TOC: too much time spent in front of screens would favor them in preteens
Playing video games and watching television could increase the risk of suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder. THE ESSENTIAL According to Health ...
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TOC: they are due to brain dysfunction
Obsession with cleanliness, order or washing and irrational fears, OCD manifests itself in several ways and is little known to ...
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What is an impulse phobia and how to get out of it?
Impulse phobia is far from a fleeting thought.If we all have irrational violent thoughts towards a person, fortunately they have ...
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Why are we late?
What if latecomers were happier?Between those who are always early, those who are right on time and the eternal latecomers, ...
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Depressed moms are more likely to have teens with ocd
Depression during or after pregnancy can have long-term consequences for children, such as the development of ocd in adolescence. THE ...
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Mental disorders: this often begins in adolescence
The majority of mental disorders occur during adolescence and follow patients throughout their lives. THE ESSENTIAL The first alterations in ...
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Are you “obsessive”?
Imposing to tidy up, sort, plan or clean can be obsessive for some. Simple character trait or TOC?With the covid-19 ...
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Cannabis Effective Against Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
In the short term, cannabis reduces compulsions by 60%, unwanted thoughts by 49% and anxiety by 52%. THE ESSENTIAL Currently, ...
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OCD in children: antibodies on brain cells would be involved
American scientists believe they have discovered a cause for the sudden onset of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in some children: ...
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Targeting the immune system to treat OCD
Scientists have discovered a major role a protein plays in immune cells in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Treatments aimed ...
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TOC: a drug created by artificial intelligence soon to be tested on humans
An English start-up is developing a molecule intended to fight against obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD) in less than a year ...
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Hygiene TOC: simulating exposure to excrement to get rid of it
To fight against obsessive-compulsive disorders related to cleanliness, researchers have validated a method based on illusion. The patients felt as ...
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Towards a more personalized approach to mental illness
A new study points to the need for a more individualized approach to mental illness diagnoses to better meet patients' ...
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Brain: our emotions influence our actions
Researchers have discovered that the circuit of emotions in the brain is linked to that of movement. This is why ...
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1 million French people suffer from OCD, obsessive-compulsive disorder
We are 1 million in France to suffer in silence, sometimes in secret, from OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorders. A ...
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Researchers track OCD in the brain
By studying the brains of primates, a team has discovered the brain mechanisms activated when something is checked. A result ...
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Sleep well to control your impulses
American researchers have investigated the link between sleep and self-control. Long nights would allow better control of his impulses.You don't ...
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Researchers discover the origin of OCD
OCD is not a sign of anxiety but the consequence of a dysfunction in certain areas of the brain. These ...
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OCD: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Can Disrupt Your Life
A million French people suffer, sometimes in secret, from OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorders). Each of us is obsessed with our ...
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Is the end of TOC announced?
September 9, You are ready to leave your house, when suddenly: did I turn off the light in the hallway? ...
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Optogenetics: light stimulation against OCD
French researchers have succeeded in reducing compulsive behavior in mice using optogenetics, a technique combining light stimulation and genetic engineering. ...
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