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Researchers Uncover Hundreds of Genes Linked to OCD…

Obsessive compulsive disorder has many unknowns, including what causes it, why symptoms can differ so much between people, how medication and therapy for it actually work, and why treatment is effective for some people and not for others. In our newly published research, my colleagues and I made a…

Study shows underdiagnosis of Tourette syndrome in girls

Tourette syndrome is more frequently underdiagnosed or diagnosed later in girls compared to boys, according to a new data analysis led by researchers at the University of Florida and Harvard Medical School with international collaborators.

Cassandra Modrak awarded COARD Pilot Grant

Cassandra Modrak, MS, is a PhD candidate in the Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience program, Department of Psychology. Cassandra is currently under the mentorship of Dr. Marek Schwendt. Cassandra has been chosen as the recipient of the research pilot grant for Spring 2023. COARD, with support from the Brooke Professorship and…

Is OCD Increasing in College Students Since COVID-19?

University students have experience and increase in obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and have increasingly sought treatment. Marcia Morris, MD discusses some of the treatments for OCD, ranging from therapy to medication.

Stand up & Holler | Gator Nation Giving Day

Alright, Gators! High-Five! Last year, in a unified show of Gator goodness, thousands of University of Florida alumni, students, faculty, staff, friends and families set a UF record during Stand Up & Holler, Gator Nation Giving Day. This year, on February 16, 2023, we are calling upon Gators everywhere to, once…

Carol Mathews talks about anxiety on “in your brain” podcast

University of Florida, department of psychiatry Chair and Director of the Center for OCD, Anxiety and Related Disorders, Carol Mathews, MD talks with in your brain podcast‘s Cristina Besosa about anxiety: what it is, how we study it, how to recognize it, and when to seek help for it.