OCD

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By  Jessica Hagen 11:26 am March 15, 2023
Hopper Health, a healthcare navigation and virtual primary care platform, launched this week to provide care for adults with conditions like Tourette's, ADHD, autism and obsessive compulsive disorder. Patients will have access to healthcare providers trained in the communication and sensory needs of the neurodivergent population.  The New York-based platform is directly available to consumers in...
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By  Emily Olsen 01:28 pm May 23, 2022
A teletherapy program reduced symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder, and most patients maintained improvements up to a year later, according to a study published in JMIR.  The treatment, from digital mental health company NOCD, included twice-weekly video appointments that used exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy for three weeks. Patients then underwent six weeks of weekly half-...
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By  Laura Lovett 11:39 am March 21, 2022
As the shortage of mental health professionals continues to rise in the U.S., more and more startups are looking to design digital health technologies to tackle this gap. While anxiety and depression are among the most popular conditions treated through digital means, there are a number of products to help individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which impacts roughly 1.2% of the U.S...
By  Dave Muoio 02:38 pm September 29, 2020
New data suggest that an Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) intervention not only remained effective after 12 months among adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder, but seemed to have an even greater impact on their symptoms with time. Published last week in npj digital medicine, the analysis updated a previously reported three-month study with one-year data from the...
By  Dave Muoio 11:49 am October 2, 2019
Digital obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) identification and management platform NOCD has received $4 million in Series A funding. The round was headed by Chicago Ventures, with Glen Tullman’s 7Wire Ventures, Meridian Street Capital and Hyde Park Angels also participating. WHAT THEY DO NOCD’s app acts as a resource for individuals who have, or suspect they have, the condition. It features a...
By  Laura Lovett 03:46 pm November 28, 2018
nOCD, a digital health startup focused on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) management, has inked a deal with Actify Neurotherapies, a service that treats depression with ketamine.  As part of the deal, nOCD will be using the home section of its app platform to present users with information and resources for ketamine treatment. Alongside this education the app will also  connect people to the...
By  Laura Lovett 12:00 pm October 23, 2018
A recent Cambridge University-led study found evidence that a new app that lets patients watch a video of themselves washing their hands or touching a dirty object could be key to improving obsessive compulsive disorder symptoms in patients with contamination fears.  In the study, published in Scientific Reports, OCD patients that got either of the two video interventions improved their scores on...
By  Laura Lovett 04:20 pm February 12, 2018
nOCD, a new app that helps users manage their obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) just landed $1 million in seed funding from 7wire Ventures. The Chicago-based startup aims to help people living with OCD by providing cognitive behavioral therapy through the platform. The free app also connects people to support groups and others who also are living with OCD.  Users can access educational material...