While some mentors and mentees meet at networking events or professional summits, Denise Egan Stack, LMHC, and Jessie Birnbaum’s story begins with a true mentor-mentee meet-cute. “It’s kind of… Read more »
“A Professional Home”: Dr. Aureen Pinto Wagner’s Career in OCD Treatment
Dr. Aureen Pinto Wagner’s history with the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) traces way back. “I became a member of what used to be called the OCD Foundation at the… Read more »
Speaking Up: Scheana Shay’s Journey with Postpartum OCD
Reality star Scheana Shay prides herself on being an open book. Starring in the reality series Vanderpump Rules, Shay has been sharing the honest, intimate details of her life… Read more »
IOCDF Urges Support to Maintain National Institutes of Health Grant Funding at Current Levels
As the largest nonprofit organization focused on obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders, the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) advocates for the critical importance of scientific research in uncovering the… Read more »
IOCDF Calls for Continued Access to SSRIs in Response to Executive Order Addressing Youth Health
The International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) acknowledges the significance of the recent Presidential Executive Order, Establishing the President’s Make America Healthy Again Commission, particularly in its focus on addressing the growing… Read more »
Building The Black and Living with OCD (BLOC) Project
When you ask Dr. Ogechi “Cynthia” Onyeka about her work on The Black and Living with OCD (BLOC) Project, her entire face lights up. Onyeka is an Assistant Professor… Read more »
OCD in Black Communities: A Researcher’s Quest for Greater Representation & Understanding
When you talk to Dr. Henry Willis, you can hear in his voice just how much his research work means to him. “I really love it,” Dr. Willis emphasized… Read more »
Grumpy Brain: A Musician’s Journey with OCD
By Jared Hoeft My name is Jared. I’m a musician, which for me includes composing, songwriting, teaching, and performing, and I suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder in the form of… Read more »
A Call for More Diverse Participation in OCD Research (and How You Can Help)
This article originally appeared in the Winter 2024 Edition of the OCD Newsletter. By Boris Litvin, MA, Matthew Riello, and Andrew Marshall, PhD OCD and related disorders research rests on… Read more »
Bridging Borders: Advocacy Across the Globe
Andrew Gottworth is an IOCDF Advocate based in Berlin who leads the IOCDF International Networking and Advocacy Group (INAG), a vibrant mix of individuals from a variety of backgrounds and… Read more »