Tag: DBS

  • Exploring New Treatment Options for OCD After Traditional Methods Fall Short

    The brain’s basal ganglia, specifically the nucleus accumbens, plays a pivotal role in motivating behaviour related to pleasure, aversion, and ambivalence. For individuals with OCD, these complexities can make standard treatments like exposure-response prevention (ERP) less effective. Inference-based cognitive therapy (I-CBT) offers a promising alternative by addressing obsessive narratives and providing alternative reasoning, potentially reducing…