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Research: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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NIMH Division of Intramural Research Programs The Division of Intramural Research Programs (DIRP) at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the internal research division of the NIMH. NIMH DIRP scientists conduct research ranging from studies into mechanisms of normal brain function, conducted at the behavioral, systems, cellular, and molecular levels, to clinical investigations into the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illness. National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Child and Adolescent OCD Fact Sheet

 

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• **NIMH Division of Intramural Research programs: The Division of Intramural Research Programs (DIRP) at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the internal research division of the NIMH. NIMH DIRP scientists conduct research ranging from studies into mechanisms of normal brain function, conducted at the behavioral, systems, cellular, and molecular levels, to clinical investigations into the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illness.
• Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation: The Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation (OCF), with more than 10,000 members, is an international not-for-profit organization composed of people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders, their families, friends, professionals and other concerned individuals
• First genetic test for psychiatric illness: The blood test uses a genetic marker of susceptibility to rheumatic fever to identify children with Obsessive-compulsive Disorders (OCD) and tic disorders, including Tourette syndrome, associated with strep-throat infections. The test could one day tell families if their children are genetically predisposed to developing the repeated behaviors and involuntary movements and vocalizations connected with OCD and tic disorders.
• **National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI): Child and Adolescent OCD Fact Sheet
• Research Re: Cause of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Research Re: Cause. Lesch KP, Hoh A, Schulte HM, Osterheider M, Muller T: Long-Term Fluoxetine Treatment decreases 5-HT1A.