This is seriously exciting.
has revealed that an imbalance in brain chemicals in OCD can lead to radically different and improved treatments for the disorder.To research OCD, scientists at the University of Cambridge used powerful new brain imaging techniques to reveal a neurochemical imbalance within regions of the frontal lobes in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder .
The study shows that the balance between glutamate and GABA – two major neurotransmitter chemicals – is “disrupted” in OCD patients in two frontal regions of the brain called the anterior cingulate cortex and the supplementary motor area . Researchers also found that people who do not have OCD but are prone to habitual and compulsive behaviour have increased glutamate levels in one of these brain regions.
“In the future, though, rather than removing the ACC in such patients, deep brain stimulation through implanted electrodes could be used to reduce activity in this region. “If OCD is diagnosed early in the course of the illness – and the chemical imbalance we have discovered is also detected – then these new treatments offer hope for improved quality of life and wellbeing for patients of the disorder.”
It’s a massive step forward for treating the condition – here’s hoping they become more readily available soon.
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