Psychopathology- OCD

What does Cathodal Stimulation cause?

• Depolarization

• Hyperpolarization

True or False: To participate in this study, one must have been treatment-resistant.

• True

• False

What does Y-BOCS stand for?

• Yale-Brown Outpatient Center Support

• Yale-Brown Order Control Scale

• Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms

• Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale

Why was this study considered a partial-crossover?

• There were two different types of stimulation groups

• After phase I those with a negative Y-BOCS switched to Cathodal in phase II

• Half of the participants did both Cathodal and Anodal stimulation

• Each participant did both Cathodal and Anodal stimulation

How many participants were enrolled in the study?

• 45

• 12

• 6

• 155

Where was the stimulator placed on the participants brains?

• Temporal Lobe

• SMA

• Pre-SMA

• Orbitofrontal Cortex (OFC)

How many participants finished the study?

• 6

• 12

• 10

• 1

What was one other area this experiment was testing?

• Attention

• Impairment

• Anxiety Symptoms

• Two of the Above

When did this experiment take place?

• 2013

• 2016

• 2014

• 2017

Which of the following is currently used to treat OCD?

• SSRIs

• CBS

• DBT

• All of the above