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01-12-2015 | Letter to the Editor

A step forward in elucidating the mystery of OCD

Authors: Sina Kohl, Lena Ebbert, Alexander Sartorius, Jens Kuhn

Published in: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience | Issue 8/2015

Abstract

Obsessive–compulsive disorder represents one of the most disabling psychiatric disorders. The underlying pathophysiology is not fully understood. In a recent Science article, Ahmari and colleagues enlighten fundamental aspects of obsessive–compulsive disorder by means of optogenetic stimulation, thereby also elucidating the usefulness of SSRI in the treatment for OCD.

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Title: A step forward in elucidating the mystery of OCD
Authors: Sina Kohl
Lena Ebbert
Alexander Sartorius
Jens Kuhn
Publication date: 01-12-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience / Issue 8/2015
Print ISSN: 0940-1334
Electronic ISSN: 1433-8491
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-015-0584-2

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