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A step forward in elucidating the mystery of OCD

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Obsessive–compulsive disorder represents one of the most disabling psychiatric disorders. The underlying pathophysiology is not fully understood. In a recent Science article, Ahmari and colleagues enlighten fundamental aspects of obsessive–compulsive disorder by means of optogenetic stimulation, thereby also elucidating the usefulness of SSRI in the treatment for OCD.

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Acknowledgment

We thank the Marga und Walter Boll Stiftung as well as the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (KFO-219 Grant) for financial support. Jens Kuhn has received financial support for IIT-studies from Medtronic Europe SARL (Meerbusch, Germany).

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH), University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany

    Alexander Sartorius

  2. Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany

    Sina Kohl, Lena Ebbert & Jens Kuhn

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  1. Sina Kohl
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Kohl, S., Ebbert, L., Sartorius, A. et al. A step forward in elucidating the mystery of OCD. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 265, 735–736 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-015-0584-2

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