What is the latest research on OCD?
The National Institute of Mental Health supports research into the causes, prevention, and treatment of anxiety disorders and other mental illnesses. Studies are ongoing for how family background (genetics) and life experience puts a person at risk for these disorders. New drugs are being tested in clinical trials, as well as therapy approaches. For information on clinical trials, go to the NIMH web site http://www.nimh.nih.gov/studies/index.cfm and the National Library of Medicine’s clinical trials database at http://www.clinicaltrials.gov.