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Abstract #3678

Brain Activation Patterns and Brain Volume Changes Associated with Explicit Retrieval of Unpleasant and Neutral Words in Patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Shin-Eui Park1, Gwang-Won Kim2, Jong-Chul Yang3, Gyung-Ho Jeong4, Heoung-Keun Kang2, Gwang-Woo Jeong, 25

1Interdisciplinary Program of Biomedical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwang Ju, Korea, Republic of; 2Radiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwang Ju, Korea, Republic of; 3psychiatry, Chonbuk national University medical school; 4Radiology, Chonbuk national University Medical school; 5Interdisciplinary Program of Biomedical Engineering, Chonnam National University , Gwang Ju, Korea, Republic of

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness, apprehension, fear, or worry, by repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing the associated anxiety, or by a combination of such obsessions and compulsions so the author attempts to investigate about explicit memory of Obsessive compulsive disorder

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