An anonymous reader quotes a report from PsyPost: New research based on four decades of longitudinal data indicates that it is rare for a person to receive and keep a single mental disorder diagnosis. Rather, experiencing different successive mental disorders appears to be the norm. The findings, published in JAMA Open, suggest that psychiatrists and other mental health professionals should move…
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Meet the compulsive robot who could help us treat OCD better
New Scientist went to meet a robot programmed to mimic obsessive-compulsive disorder to find out what it could teach us about the condition Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2235363-meet-the-compulsive-robot-who-could-help-us-treat-ocd-better/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
A radical idea suggests mental health conditions have a single cause
The discovery of a link between anxiety, depression, OCD and more is set to revolutionise how we think about these conditions – and offer new treatments Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532660-500-a-radical-idea-suggests-mental-health-conditions-have-a-single-cause/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Illusion involving fake poo and rubber hand could help people with OCD
The “rubber hand illusion”, where people come to believe an artificial hand is their own, could help people with obsessive compulsive disorder face their fears Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2229494-illusion-involving-fake-poo-and-rubber-hand-could-help-people-with-ocd/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Illusion involving fake poo and rubber hand tested on people with OCD
The “rubber hand illusion”, where people come to believe an artificial hand is their own, could help people with obsessive compulsive disorder face their fears Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2229494-illusion-involving-fake-poo-and-rubber-hand-tested-on-people-with-ocd/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…