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Join our research on hair-pulling disorder (TTM)

Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder, or TTM) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by pulling hair from one or more body areas, resulting […]

Cortical abnormalities associated with pediatric and adult obsessive-compulsive disorder: findings from the ENIGMA Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder working group

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Our research studies – become a participant!

The extramural Research Unit on Anxiety and Stress Disorders was established by the Medical Research Council in 1997. The Unit […]

SU/UCT MRC Unit on Risk and Resilience in Mental Disorders

The extramural Research Unit on Anxiety and Stress Disorders was established by the MRC in 1997. The Unit has worked […]

Stellenbosch University is conducting neuroimaging research in social anxiety disorder (SAD)

Brain imaging research in the past has largely been focused on looking at regional differences in activity in the brain. […]

Cognitive Training in Patients with Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder)**

Cognitive Training in Patients with Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder) Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder or HPD) is a condition in which patients engage […]

Cognitive training in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Cognitive training in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) OCD is a condition that is known to be associated with problematic […]

Neuroimaging Research in Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)

The SU/UCT MRC Unit on Anxiety & Stress Disorders, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital are currently engaged in Neuroimaging Research […]

Research study on cyberbullying

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University of Stellenbosch
South African Medical Research Council
University of Cape Town