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…
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.
Estelle Ayomen’s research looks at how people with OCD and hoarding disorder process what they see differently. It focuses on changes in brain activity and how these differences might affect their thoughts and behaviors, helping us better understand how vision connects to their experiences.
We’re back from IOCDF and thrilled to share some highlights from the conference!…
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…
Heather Simpson and Irene Malaty, M.D. FAAN, director of the UF Health TAA Center of Excellence, received a $13.5K grant to create an on-demand professional training course to confront how education in the classroom falls short in supporting children living with tic disorders. The course, expected to launch in July…
A small initial study by University of Florida researchers found evidence of alterations in one of the earliest stages of visual processing, known as initial perception, in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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.
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…
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.
