Every year we invite the world’s leading researchers on OCD and related disorders to submit proposals to present their researchposters during the Researcher Meet & Greet at the Annual OCD Conference, which… Read more »
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Conference Registration Now Open
We are pleased to announce that a preview of the 22nd Annual OCD Conference schedule is now available online, and that Conference registration is now open! We are so excited about this year’s… Read more »
Conference Registration Opens in 1 Week! PLUS Other Important Dates
We hope you are all getting excited for our 22nd Annual OCD Conference, to be held this year from July 31–August 2, 2015, in Boston, MA! While the Conference is… Read more »
Proposal Deadline EXTENDED Due to Winter Storm in Boston
Good afternoon, As many of you know, the Annual OCD Conference proposal system was scheduled to close Monday, 2/2/15 at 5pm ET. However, due to the winter storm that we are currently… Read more »
What do you do when your parents don’t believe you have OCD?
In a recent Dear Abby column, a reader writes: I’m 13 and I’m afraid I may have OCD. I want to find out, but what’s standing in my way is that… Read more »
Apply to Speak at our Next OCD Conference in Boston
We are now accepting proposals for presentations, evening events, support groups, the Keynote Address, and research posters for our 22nd Annual OCD Conference to be held in Boston, MA, on… Read more »
Introducing HelpforBDD.org — A New Source of Hope for those Affected by BDD
In 2012, Denis Asselin walked over 500 miles — or roughly one million steps — from his home in Cheyney, PA, to Boston, MA, in memory of his son Nathaniel…. Read more »
2014 OCD Awareness Video Contest Winner
Drumroll, please… and the winner is: Melanie Lefebvre — Cooking up OCD Awareness #OCDWeek My video features me as a chef in a pretend cooking show, cooking up recipes for… Read more »
#OCDweek Blog 5: Riley’s Wish — A mother’s loss, a son’s legacy, and a challenge for all of us
This blog post was originally published on October 16, 2014 on the From Adversity to Advocacy blog on Psychology Today. As readers of this blog know, I am a student of resilience —… Read more »
#OCDweek Blog 3: You’re so “NOT”… OCD!
I hear it all the time — “My place is so perfect, I’m so OCD.” “OMG, it has to be just right, I’m so OCD.” “You should see the size… Read more »