Explains SPACE, a parent-based treatment for children and adolescents with OCD and anxiety. Rather than requiring the child to attend therapy, SPACE helps parents respond supportively while reducing accommodation of… Read more »
Article: Ineffective and Potentially Harmful Psychological Interventions for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Reviews psychological treatments that lack adequate evidence for OCD or may actually worsen symptoms. Examples include thought-stopping and relaxation-based approaches. The article explains why inappropriate treatment can reinforce compulsions, increase… Read more »
Article: Adjunctive Treatments: Mindfulness-Based Therapy for OCD
Describes mindfulness-based therapy as an approach that helps people change their relationship with intrusive thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations rather than trying to eliminate them. It incorporates mindfulness with CBT/ERP… Read more »
Article: Adjunctive Treatments: Use of DBT in OCD Treatment
Explains how Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills can complement ERP by helping people manage difficult emotions, distress, relationships, and urges to engage in compulsions. DBT is not presented as a… Read more »
Article: Adjunctive Treatments: Cognitive Therapy For OCD
Describes cognitive therapy for OCD, which focuses on identifying and challenging exaggerated beliefs and distorted interpretations that contribute to obsessional fear and compulsions. Treatment may include cognitive restructuring and behavioral… Read more »
Article: Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy
Explains ERP, the leading evidence-based psychological treatment for OCD. It describes how individuals gradually confront feared situations, thoughts, or sensations while resisting compulsions and avoidance. The resource explains treatment planning,… Read more »
Live Training: BTTI for Treating OCD in Communities of Color
The IOCDF is committed to partnering with Communities of Color in our efforts to expand access to training and clinical education for OCD treatment. The BTTI for Treating OCD in… Read more »
Live Training: Pediatric Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI)
The Pediatric Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI) is an in-depth three-day intensive training course in cognitive behavior therapy for mental health professionals who treat children and adolescents with OCD and… Read more »
Webinar: OCD, Relationships, and Sex
OCD creates complex challenges in relationships. From how and when to disclose, to interference with sexual intimacy. However, teaching the couple how to respond to the effects of OCD in… Read more »
Live Training: Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI)
The Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI) is an in-depth three-day (or five-day, if held virtually) intensive training course in exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), a form of cognitive behavior… Read more »