CURRENT RESEARCH
Neuroimaging of Olfaction in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Principal Investigator: Heather Berlin, PhD
We are currently recruiting adults with contamination type OCD for participation in a study investigating the neurocircuitry of basic sensory processing in OCD. The research team is led by Dr. Heather Berlin in the Department of Psychiatry at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and is the first study to examine olfaction in OCD patients while they are undergoing non-invasive brain imaging (fMRI).
For this study, ten individuals diagnosed with contamination type OCD will be compared to ten control subjects on select measures of emotion, personality, and disgust sensitivity, as well as on presentation of various smells during an fMRI scan. You will be asked to answer some questionnaires and complete a one-hour brain scan, and will be reimbursed for your participation. By participating, you may help us to understand further the brain basis of OCD, which may lead to treatments that are more effective.
You may be eligible to participate in the study if:
We are currently recruiting adults with contamination type OCD for participation in a study investigating the neurocircuitry of basic sensory processing in OCD. The research team is led by Dr. Heather Berlin in the Department of Psychiatry at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and is the first study to examine olfaction in OCD patients while they are undergoing non-invasive brain imaging (fMRI).
For this study, ten individuals diagnosed with contamination type OCD will be compared to ten control subjects on select measures of emotion, personality, and disgust sensitivity, as well as on presentation of various smells during an fMRI scan. You will be asked to answer some questionnaires and complete a one-hour brain scan, and will be reimbursed for your participation. By participating, you may help us to understand further the brain basis of OCD, which may lead to treatments that are more effective.
You may be eligible to participate in the study if:
- You are an adult between the ages of 18-50
- You are right-handed
- You are in good physical health
- You have no impairments to your ability to smell
- You are not claustrophobic
- You are not pregnant
- You are able to undergo a one-hour MRI scan
- You do not have a neurological illness or a history of neurological illness
- You have not been diagnosed with bipolar, psychotic or substance abuse disorders
Neural Correlates of Emotional Response Inhibition in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Principal Investigator: Heather Berlin, PhD
The Mount Sinai Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Treatment Center is recruiting participants 18 years of age or older with a diagnosis of contamination-type Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) for a non-invasive brain imaging study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
Participation in this study requires one three-hour visit to the Mount Sinai Medical Center for a clinical evaluation and a separate 60-minute MRI scan, which patients will receive at no charge.
You are eligible for the study if you:
The Mount Sinai Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Treatment Center is recruiting participants 18 years of age or older with a diagnosis of contamination-type Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) for a non-invasive brain imaging study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
Participation in this study requires one three-hour visit to the Mount Sinai Medical Center for a clinical evaluation and a separate 60-minute MRI scan, which patients will receive at no charge.
You are eligible for the study if you:
- Are age 18 years or older
- Have been diagnosed with contamination-type Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Severe medical or neurological illness
- Presence of any type of metal in the body that cannot be removed (e.g., braces)
- Claustrophobia or anxiety that precludes being in the scanner for one hour
- Visual disturbance of sufficient severity as to impair performance while in the scanner without glasses
