Medications for OCD

Medicine for OCD Finding A Therapist Cognitive Behavior Therapy Medicine Insurance The following information refers to OCD medicines in adults. For information on medicine in children, click here. This page will focus on medicines, but that is not meant to

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Founded by a group of people with OCD in 1986, the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) is an international not-for-profit organization made up of people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders, as well as their families, friends, professionals and others.

How is OCD Treated?

Overview Treatment for OCD in most patients should involve exposure and response prevention (ERP) and/or medication. The majority of people with OCD (about 7 out of 10) will benefit from either… Read more »

What Causes OCD?

The best answer to this question is “we don’t fully know” and that “there is no single cause.” OCD is a complex problem that likely has a combination of causes. In… Read more »

Who Gets OCD?

OCD affects adults and children of all races, ethnicities, genders, and backgrounds. At What Age Does OCD Appear? OCD can start at any time from preschool to adulthood. Although OCD… Read more »