Near-Infrared Spectroscopy during the Verbal Fluency Task before and after Treatment with Image Exposure and SSRI Therapy in Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Joint Authors
Nakanishi, Mari
Oshita, Harumi
Tanaka, Yoshihiro
Inoue, Ayako
Kawashima, Chiwa
Okamoto, Kana
Kobayashi, Shunsuke
Ishitobi, Yoshinobu
Ninomiya, Taiga
Akiyoshi, Jotaro
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-09-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Drug therapy with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) has been used as a treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
In the present case report, exposure therapy was used in addition to escitalopram (20 mg) to treat a 28-year-old female patient with OCD for 6 months.
Her obsessive-compulsive symptoms comprised thoughts of words such as rape, crematorium, neck hanging, unhappy, death, die, and kill and images such as a shelf of gods, a shrine, a Buddhist altar, the sun, the sky, and the faces of her parents, siblings, and relatives.
As exposure therapy, she was asked to view the images associated with these symptoms three times a day along with drug therapy.
With the combination of drug and exposure therapies, her obsessive-compulsive symptoms improved within 6 months, with no interference in her daily life.
Multichannel near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) showed improvement of brain function in the temporal and frontal lobes after treatment.
These results suggest that NIRS can be used as an indicator of brain function improvement in patients with OCD.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nakanishi, Mari& Oshita, Harumi& Tanaka, Yoshihiro& Inoue, Ayako& Kawashima, Chiwa& Okamoto, Kana…[et al.]. 2014. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy during the Verbal Fluency Task before and after Treatment with Image Exposure and SSRI Therapy in Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Case Reports in Psychiatry،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017585
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nakanishi, Mari…[et al.]. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy during the Verbal Fluency Task before and after Treatment with Image Exposure and SSRI Therapy in Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Case Reports in Psychiatry No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017585
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nakanishi, Mari& Oshita, Harumi& Tanaka, Yoshihiro& Inoue, Ayako& Kawashima, Chiwa& Okamoto, Kana…[et al.]. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy during the Verbal Fluency Task before and after Treatment with Image Exposure and SSRI Therapy in Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Case Reports in Psychiatry. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017585
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1017585