OCD RESEARCH PROJECTS

OCD RESEARCH PROJECTS

These always need "participants". Some even pay a small stipend.

[Editor's note: If you have never been treated for OCD before, consider looking for an established therapist before volunteering your brain to research. There are several FDA-approved medications that work well for OCD. Exposure-and-response-prevention behavioral therapy usually gets good results. However, if nothing has worked for you so far, or if you cannot find money for therapy, or if you just want to get involved, here are some projects:]

My name is Rachel Augustin, and I am a research cooridinator assisting

Dr. Philip Szeszko in his recently started study--"Neuroimaging

studies of frontal lobe pathology in OCD"--we are actively searching

for people with OCD to participate in our study. Participants should

be between 16 and 60 years of age, and the study is approximately a

6year study [Editor's note: You will not spend 6 years in the study]

so there is no cutoff date for which one need not apply.

While doing internet research I happened upon your website and would

like to know if we might advertise our study on your website. Please

feel free to e-mail me at raugusti@lij.edu or call me at

718-470-8435.

Details of study:

Philip R. Szeszko, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry - Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Hillside Hospital, North Shore – Long Island Jewish Health System

Using pilot data obtained from an Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation Research Award as the basis for his application Dr. Philip Szeszko from Hillside Hospital in New York received a five year grant from the National Institute of Mental Health in May, 2001 to conduct brain imaging studies in individuals with OCD. His research will use imaging modalties such as diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to better understand which brain regions play a role in the neurobiology of OCD. DTI is a relatively new imaging modality that permits the characterization of white (connecting) matter in the brain and may be considered an index of how brain regions are interconnected and able to communicate with each other. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a noninvasive technique that can monitor brain activity during the performance of neuropsychological tasks. Study participants will also have comprehensive neuropsychological, clinical and diagnostic assessments. It is hoped that ultimately the information learned from these studies will be able to inform treatment strategies.

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Another project:

Anyone willing to be interviewed about OCD can email xoxo2186@aol.com for details.