Bavanisha Vythilingum

Small studies have shown positive effects from adding a variety of antipsychotic agents in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder who are unresponsive to treatment with serotonin reuptake inhibitors. The evidence, however,...

The degree of functional disability and quality of life (QOL) impairment in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is at least comparable with, and in many instances greater than, that...

Background: Many have advocated for science and health research in developing world settings. However, there has been less focus on the value of basic and clinical neuroscience research in this...

Background: Both animal and clinical studies have implicated serotonergic dysfunction in the pathogenesis of alcohol abuse and dependence. However the exact mechanisms involved remain unknown. Theoretically, low serotonin promotes alcohol...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders are often associated with dermatologic manifestations. The phenomenology is discussed and possible animal models explored. Treatment involves both pharmacotherapy and cognitive behavior therapy. Many...

Background: Although serotonin reuptake inhibitors are effective in the treatment of OCD, many patients fail to respond to these agents. Growing evidence from open-label and placebo-controlled trials suggests a role...

Paruresis is characterized by the fear of not being able to urinate in public bathrooms and has been classified by some to be a sub-type of social anxiety disorder (social...

SPECT scans of a set of twins with trichotillomania showed that the twin with more severe disease had larger perfusion defects, involving more areas on the scan. Prospective brain imaging...