Obsessive-Compulsive Neurobiology (OCD) with Dr. Wayne Goodman

Ruminations and reassurances. Checking and counting. Suffering and stigmas. It’s OCD, babes! OCD is now considered one of the most common psychiatric conditions, afflicting 2% to 3% of the general population, and this episode is among our top-requested topics. So we snagged a top-shelf ologist: psychiatrist, researcher, advocate and OCD Neurobiologist, *the* Dr. Wayne Goodman. We cover myths, misconceptions, diagnosis and treatment options for OCD, as well as advice for loved ones. Also: PANDAS, famous folks who are helping break the silence on it, intrusive thoughts, deep brain stimulation, genetic components, links to Tourette’s Syndrome, finding the right doctor, and the behavioral therapy that is the gold standard for OCD.

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View Dr. Goodman’s publications on ResearchGate and follow him on Google Scholar

A donation went to International OCD Foundation


Links to things we discussed:

Wayne Goodman - Wikipedia

“The Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale,” 1989

COVID-19 and OCD: Potential impact of exposure and response prevention therapy

Assessment of the Prevalence and Types of Mental Compulsions in Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in North Karnataka: A Cross-Sectional Study

Country star Luke Combs opens up about living with 'wicked' OCD condition known as pure O

Investigating the Role of Glutamate in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Current Perspectives

Neurotoxicity in Gulf War Illness and the potential role of glutamate

Could Dietary Glutamate be Contributing to the Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?

Deep brain stimulation

Tourette syndrome and obsessive compulsive disorder: Compulsivity along the continuum

Green Tea Polyphenols Attenuated Glutamate Excitotoxicity via Antioxidative and Antiapoptotic Pathway in the Primary Cultured Cortical Neurons

Procrastination Tendencies Among Obsessive-Compulsives And Their Relatives

Stanford Medicine: Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) Care

Clinical Management of Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome: Part II—Use of Immunomodulatory Therapies

PANDAS Physicians Network 

Exploring the Interplay between Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Severity: Implications for Clinical Practice

“I Lied” by Lord Huron featuring Allison Ponthier

Allison Ponthier’s Substack essay “Manifesting, but Evil: What I Couldn't Tell Anyone”

Perfectionism vs. OCD: How to Tell the Difference

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

Clinical Management of Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome: Part II—Use of Immunomodulatory Therapies

COVID-19-related intrusive thoughts and associated ritualistic behaviors

Investigating the Role of Glutamate in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Current Perspectives

Ablative neurosurgery and deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder,

Surgical neuroanatomy and programming in deep brain stimulation for obsessive compulsive disorder


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