For those currently struggling with OCD symptoms, reaching out for professional assessment represents the most important first step. With proper diagnosis and treatment, the relentless cycle can ...

When people encounter Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder for the first time, either by experiencing it personally or by interacting with a sufferer, their initial reaction is frequently: “this makes ...

Now, a team led by researchers at NAIST has used reinforcement learning theory to model the disordered cycle associated with OCD. In this framework, an outcome that is better than predicted ...

He carried on socialising, going out clubbing with friends and ... Wallbank adds: “As a partner, taking time to learn about OCD and what drives the OCD cycle can be helpful.” ...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) makes you worry a lot and do things repeatedly to make you feel better. These worries can get extreme during the menstrual cycle. It’s a two-way process ...

In my experience, the OCD cycle generally has four distinct stages: 1. Disturbance OCD symptoms are generally triggered by a negative experience. At first, this typically has an external element ...

They showed that when learning parameters for reinforcement and punishment are extremely imbalanced, cycle between obsession ... obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be understood as a result ...

This work helps to explain how OCD develops. OCD is a mental illness ... However, hitherto, the means by which the cycle of obsessions and compulsions becomes strengthened was not well understood.