OCD - A brief history

Send us a textIn previous episodes, I’ve hacked a path through Electroconvulsive Therapy and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, trying to reveal some of the secrets in those jungles. Now I am turning my machete to a different landscape: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or OCD for short. The name is confusing, because the writers of the DSM decided to name a personality disorder Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder or OCPD, but this podcast is not about a personality disorder.&nb...

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A resource for psychiatrists and other medical or behavioral health professionals interested in exploring the neuroscientific basis of psychiatric disorders, psychopharmacology, neuromodulation, and other psychiatric interventions, as well as discussions of pseudoscience, Bayesian reasoning, ethics, the history of psychiatry, and human psychology in general.This podcast is not medical advice.  It strives to be science communication.  Dr. O'Leary is a skeptical thinker who often questions what we think we know.  He hopes to open more conversations about what we don't know we don't know.Find transcripts with show-notes and references on each episodes dedicated page at psydactic.buzzsprout.com.You can leave feedback at https://www.psydactic.com.The visual companions, when available, can be found at https://youtube.com/@PsyDactic.