Posts Tagged: children

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for OCD in Children and Adolescents (MGH Online Course – September 2026)

Registration Deadline: September 21, 2026 This interactive course offers an overview of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It is led by CBT experts Aude Henin, PhD, and Dina Hirshfeld-Becker, PhD. The course reviews diagnostic criteria for OCD, the impact of common comorbidities, the differentiation of OCD from other… Read more »

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for OCD in Children and Adolescents (MGH Online Course – May 2026)

Registration Deadline: May 18, 2026 This interactive course offers an overview of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It is led by CBT experts Aude Henin, PhD, and Dina Hirshfeld-Becker, PhD. The course reviews diagnostic criteria for OCD, the impact of common comorbidities, the differentiation of OCD from other… Read more »

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for OCD in Children and Adolescents (MGH Online Course – January 2026)

Registration Deadline: January 19, 2026 This interactive course offers an overview of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It is led by CBT experts Aude Henin, PhD, and Dina Hirshfeld-Becker, PhD. The course reviews diagnostic criteria for OCD, the impact of common comorbidities, the differentiation of OCD from other… Read more »

What causes OCD in children?

Two children sitting on the floor drawing.

By Krista Reed, LSCSW In all the years that I have been treating obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents, one question comes up with every single case.  “What causes OCD in children?” I would LOVE for the answer to “what causes OCD in children?” to be simple.  “Well Mrs. Sanders, your son has… Read more »