A closer look to neural pathways and psychopharmacology of obsessive compulsive disorder
The intricate neural pathways involved in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affect areas of our brain that control executive functioning, organization, and planning. OCD is a chronic condition that can be debilitating, afflicting millions of people worldwide. The lifetime prevalence of OCD in the...
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| description | The intricate neural pathways involved in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affect areas of our brain that control executive functioning, organization, and planning. OCD is a chronic condition that can be debilitating, afflicting millions of people worldwide. The lifetime prevalence of OCD in the US is 2.3%. OCD is predominantly characterized by obsessions consisting of intrusive and unwanted thoughts, often with impulses that are strongly associated with anxiety. Compulsions with OCD encompass repetitive behaviors or mental acts to satisfy their afflicted obsessions or impulses. While these factors can be unique to each individual, it has been widely established that the etiology of OCD is complex as it relates to neuronal pathways, psychopharmacology, and brain chemistry involved and warrants further exploration. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1b967f88a1814c2d8d8adbbb043ff0e12023-11-16T12:01:11ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience1662-51532023-11-011710.3389/fnbeh.2023.12822461282246A closer look to neural pathways and psychopharmacology of obsessive compulsive disorderSteven P. Gargano0Melody G. Santos1Sydney M. Taylor2Irene Pastis3East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC, United StatesInternal Medicine and Psychiatry Combined Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, United StatesEast Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, United StatesThe intricate neural pathways involved in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affect areas of our brain that control executive functioning, organization, and planning. OCD is a chronic condition that can be debilitating, afflicting millions of people worldwide. The lifetime prevalence of OCD in the US is 2.3%. OCD is predominantly characterized by obsessions consisting of intrusive and unwanted thoughts, often with impulses that are strongly associated with anxiety. Compulsions with OCD encompass repetitive behaviors or mental acts to satisfy their afflicted obsessions or impulses. While these factors can be unique to each individual, it has been widely established that the etiology of OCD is complex as it relates to neuronal pathways, psychopharmacology, and brain chemistry involved and warrants further exploration.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1282246/fullneural pathwaysOCDpsychopharmacologycompulsionmodels of compulsive behavior |
| spellingShingle | Steven P. Gargano Melody G. Santos Sydney M. Taylor Irene Pastis A closer look to neural pathways and psychopharmacology of obsessive compulsive disorder Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience neural pathways OCD psychopharmacology compulsion models of compulsive behavior |
| title | A closer look to neural pathways and psychopharmacology of obsessive compulsive disorder |
| title_full | A closer look to neural pathways and psychopharmacology of obsessive compulsive disorder |
| title_fullStr | A closer look to neural pathways and psychopharmacology of obsessive compulsive disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | A closer look to neural pathways and psychopharmacology of obsessive compulsive disorder |
| title_short | A closer look to neural pathways and psychopharmacology of obsessive compulsive disorder |
| title_sort | closer look to neural pathways and psychopharmacology of obsessive compulsive disorder |
| topic | neural pathways OCD psychopharmacology compulsion models of compulsive behavior |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1282246/full |
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