Moving Toward OCD Subtypes: 7 Precision Psychiatry Insights Here's something that keeps me up at night. Yesterday, I sat across from Sarah (name changed), a brilliant teacher who'd been through three different SSRI medications and months of therapy. She looked at me...
New Insights on OCD: Discover 5 Key Findings for 2026 What's Really Happening in OCD Research Right Now Picture this. Five major discoveries about OCD have emerged just this year that are changing how we understand and treat this condition. I'm Federico Ferrarese, a...
4 Profound Causes of Intrusive Thoughts and Their Management Well, imagine we’re having a cuppa in my cosy Edinburgh office. You lean forward, a bit embarrassed, and whisper, “Are these awful thoughts I’m having… normal?” I’ve heard that many times. So, I start, “Let...
7 Crucial Insights on Inhibitory Learning in OCD Treatment Last Tuesday, I sat across from Sarah in my Edinburgh clinic as she described her third relapse this year. We'd done months of traditional ERP together. She'd mastered her exposure hierarchy, her anxiety...
7 Advances in OCD Genomics: Latin American Trans-Ancestry Introduction: A Story from My Clinic Chair The other day, I was between sessions in my clinic here in Edinburgh when I came across something that completely shifted my perspective on OCD. I’m Federico...
OCD Research and Treatment: 5 Promising UK Trials Introduction: A Story of Hope I’ll never forget Sean. He was one of my clients here in Edinburgh. He walked into my therapy room carrying a sense of defeat so heavy you could almost see it. He’d tried therapy before....