Webinar: Treating Patients with Sexual Obsessions in OCD

Recorded Webinar | Lifespan

OCD Fundamentals

Although there have been several manuals written about how to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) using cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), there has been little focus on the application of CBT principles to those suffering from sexual obsessions. Treating sexual obsessions in OCD differs from the treatment of other forms of OCD due to heightened feelings of shame surrounding symptoms, widespread misdiagnosis from professionals, and the covert nature of ritualizing behaviors. This presentation provides clinicians with essential tools needed to successfully help clients suffering from unwanted, intrusive thoughts of a sexual nature. It provides instructions on how to diagnose OCD in clients reporting sexual obsessions, guidance on measures to employ during assessment, and a discussion of differential diagnoses. It describes how to provide treatment, using Exposure and Ritual Prevention (Ex/RP), along with additional techniques. Also included are examples of pedophile OCD (sometimes called P-OCD) and sexual orientation OCD (called SO-OCD or H-OCD), along with ideas for in vivo exposures and examples of imaginal exposures.

Faculty: Monnica Williams, PhD

Learning Objective 1: Attendees will be able to identify most common forms of Sexual OCD.

Learning Objective 2: Attendees will be able to differentiate S-OCD from a paraphilia or other sexual concern.

Learning Objective 3: Attendees will be able to list key treatment strategies for S-OCD.