Uncertainty increases neural indices of attention in obsessive ‐compulsive disorder

ConclusionsThese results suggest that OCD patients process anticipation of inevitable and potential threat similarly and highlight the substantial motivational impact of uncertain events to OCD patients. Finally, the correlation with anxiety implies that anxiety represents the source of hypervigilance during uncertainty resolution.

Source: Depression and Anxiety - May 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Raoul Dieterich, Tanja Endrass, Norbert Kathmann Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research