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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 most OCD 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 medication or ERP…. Read more »

Who Gets OCD?

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