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bio ocd
treatment
ANTI ANXIETY MEDS someone with OCD acts on their impulsions in an attempt to limit the anxiety that they experience. By reducing the anxiety with anti anxiety medication, this can be done without the compulsive behaviours.
SSRIs these prevent the reuptake of seratonin. This means that more seratonin is left in the synapse to be taken by the post synaptic neuron.
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genes
COMT : TUCKEL
Increases in the neurotransmitter of dopamine - It's been found that in patients with OCD, they have inherited this gene
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neural pathways
COMT leads to a increase in activity in the basal ganglia. In particular, the caudate neuclei. This regulates motor activities. With the Basal Ganglia being hyperactive, it means that the obsessions are created into compulsions which the basal ganglia cannot regulate.This leads to a person with OCD carrying out compulsions such as regularly washing hands or tapping on surfaces a particular amount of times
SERT. disordered transportation of seratonin is involved with mood relevant infomation. Abnormal levels of seratonin has been related to the obsessions that people with OCD suffer from.
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