Pituitary gland volumes in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder before and after cognitive-behavioral therapy

Pituitary gland volumes in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder before and after cognitive-behavioral therapy

Objective: The beneficial effects of psychopharmacological and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on the brain are not well understood. In a previous study, we found smaller pituitary volumes in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of...

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Main Authors: Murad Atmaca, Hanefi Yildirim, Seda Yilmaz, Neslihan Caglar, Sema Baykara, Yasemin Kekilli, Filiz Koseoglu, Hakan Turkcapar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2018-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
cognitive behavioral therapy
pituitary gland
psychotherapy
neuroimaging
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