Category Archive for : ‘OCD’

 How to Get Better Exercise with Depression 

A 2017 study published by the American Journal of Psychiatry associates taking up regular exercise, regardless of intensity, was connected with reduced occurrence of depression. Studies continue, but the data suggests that about 12% of depression cases could be curbed with at least an hour of exercise every week. 

We all know that exercise is good for us, but every day, people encounter blocks to a healthy exercise regimen. Difficulties with scheduling and lack of guidance, for instance. Depression is a common

 OCD Treatment Options 

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a condition affecting thousands across the United States and unknown millions worldwide. It can be a daily struggle, and for some it’s debilitating. OCD involves anxiety, compulsive behaviors (like rituals), circular thinking, obsessions, and a lacking sense of reward. Physical symptoms like headaches, insomnia, and disordered eating often follow. OCD has a cumulative negative effect on one’s employment, relationships, and inner life. 

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is more than just an inconvenience. People with OCD deserve a better quality of life, and there are

 How TMS Treats the OCD Sufferer’s Brain 

The brain is a wondrous machine that we still know little about, but it’s also another part of the body made of carbon-based tissue. The brain interacts with itself at every moment, and sometimes, if a part of the brain is injured or lost, other parts can adapt to fill the need. Certain areas of the brain have specialties with the actions they control and the neurotransmitters they help produce, direct, and inhibit. 

Today, we want to look at the parts of

What TMS Does for OCD

The experience of OCD is worse than it might sound. Plus, OCD is one of the more common mental health disorders. Tragically, it’s also one of the most debilitating when it comes to daily life, surpassed only by bipolar disorder and drug addiction. Millions of people suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder in the United States. Recent studies found that about 1.2% of people at the time the study was conducted matched the clinical definition of an OCD sufferer. That’s well over 7 million people, never mind those

 NeuroStar Now Approved to Treat OCD 

Rochester Holistic Psychiatry has momentous news: We can now offer transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)! Our NeuroStar equipment has just been cleared as safe and effective to use for our patients with OCD. We could not be happier. For a long time, using TMS to treat OCD was a rare option, used mostly in experimental therapy. NeuroStar can boast being the first FDA-approved TMS equipment made for major depressive disorder (MDD), and this is a huge step forward. 

OCD

Rochester Holistic Psychiatry has momentous news: We can now offer transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)! Our NeuroStar equipment has just been cleared as
safe and effective to use for our patients with OCD. We could not be happier. For a long time, using TMS to treat OCD was a rare option, used mostly in experimental therapy. NeuroStar can boast being the first FDA-approved TMS equipment made for major depressive disorder (MDD), and this is a huge step forward.

OCD is one of the more common mental health conditions