In 2006, the OCF board funded seven research proposals totaling $331,081 through donations to the Foundation. The award winners for 2006 were:
Paul Arnold, M.D.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Toronto, Canada
Genetic Studies of the NMDA Regulatory Network
in OCD Including Neuroimaging Endophenotypes
Linda H. Chaudron, M.D., M.S.
Department of Psychiatry,
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
A Prospective Pilot Study of Perinatal Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms (OCS)
and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Vladmir Coric, M.D.
Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT
A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of N-acetylcysteine in SRI-resistant OCD
Lorrin Koran, M.D., M.S.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
Double-Blind Trial of Acute and Intermediate-Term Dextro-anphetamine
versus Caffeine Augmentations in Treatment-Resistant OCD
Yijun Liu, Ph.D.
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Diffusion Tensor Imaging of OCD
S. Evelyn Stewart, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Tourette Syndrome:
Phenotype/Genotype Studies to Disentangle Their Etiology
Emanuel Voyiaziakis, M.D., M.S.
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene,
New York Stare Psychiatric Division, New York, NY
Candidate Gene Study of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in a U.S. Sample
Congratulations to these investigators from around the country who are trying to make a difference in the lives of OCD sufferers.
[Read about OCF Research Awards For 2008]