Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Volunteer subjects with Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD) according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM V) criteria * without associated tics ("Gilles de la Tourette" Syndrome) * Age 18-60 years, right-handed * Disease severity: Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale score ≥16 for OCD patients * Medication stable for at least 4 weeks * Resistant patients to standard treatments: partial but insufficient response (reduction of Y-BOCS score \< 35%) or lack of response to previous well conducted treatment including: optimal tolerated dose and adequate duration (\> 12 weeks) of at least 2 Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, clomipramine), or 1 Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors + 1 augmentation strategy (adjunction of an antipsychotic - such as risperidone or olanzapine or aripiprazole - or lithium or buspirone) * No systematic rTMS therapy in the past six months; * Signature of informed consent form; * Normal vision or corrected vision; * Capacity to complete protocol-specified tests. Exclusion Criteria: * Abnormal cognitive status (assessed using MoCA with score \<24); * Other primary diagnosis than OCD (comorbid mild depression is tolerated) * Comorbid diagnosis of schizophrenia/ psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, substance abuse or dependance3) * Significant self-harm intent or severe suicidal tendencies within the past year; * Irreversible visual or auditory impairment preventing completion of scales or related assessments; * Presence of metallic implants, such as pacemakers or stents; * Any current or potential medical, psychological, social, or geographical factors compromising patient safety or study participation; * Poor compliance; * Claustrophobia; * History of epilepsy or familial epilepsy * Pregnant or lactating women (women of childbearing potential must obtain a negative pregnancy test result prior to study commencement and employ medically approved contraceptive measures); * Deterioration or failure of vital organ function (cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, etc.); or unstable vital signs; * Conditions unsuitable for this stimulation site, such as increased intracranial pressure, elevated intraocular pressure, or glaucoma * History of or concomitant neurological disorders: cerebrovascular disease, central nervous system infections, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia, traumatic brain injury dementia, other physical/chemical factors (drugs, alcohol, CO, etc.), significant somatic diseases (hepatic encephalopathy, pulmonary encephalopathy, etc.), intracranial space-occupying lesions (subdural haematoma, brain tumours), endocrine system disorders (thyroid disease, parathyroid disease), and dementia caused by vitamin deficiency or any other cause