The OCD Conversations

The OCD Conversations

The OCD Conversations is a landmark podcast series exploring new and innovative ways to treat Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. In each episode, host Sean Fletcher speaks to a world leading specialist who is pushing the boundaries when it comes to OCD treatments. He'll find out about their area of research, what they hope to achieve, and what motivated them to use their expertise to undertake groundbreaking work to tackle OCD. From psychedelics to psychotherapy, deep brain stimulation to ultrasound stimulation, as well as a repurposed Parkinson’s medication and even conventional computer games, in The OCD Conversations, Sean will make the exciting work being done on the neuroscientific frontier accessible to everyone, and give hope to the estimated 70 million people living with OCD worldwide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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June 25, 2025 55 mins

Sean Fletcher speaks to Professor Amy Milton from the Department of Psychology at Downing College, Cambridge University, about her research into two neurotransmitters, glutamate and gaba in the brain. They discuss:

-how glutamate and gaba help explain the science behind obsessive compulsive disorder,

-her research into two repurposed drugs which appear to help balance these two key chemicals in the brain,

-and based on what she has ...

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In this episode Dr Tricia Seow, who is conducting post doctorate research at University College London at the Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research, talks to Sean about her work exploring doubt in OCD.

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Sean Fletcher speaks to Professor Elsa Fouragnan from the University of Plymouth about her research into the effectiveness of low intensity ultrasound in treating mental health conditions like OCD. Sean finds out what ultrasound is, how similar it is to the pregnancy scanning equipment we are all familiar with, and whether in the future people struggling with OCD will be able to use a small device at home each morning to limit the ...

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