By Patrick McGrath, PhD, & Charles Brady, PhD, ABPP This article was initially published in the Spring 2015 edition of the OCD Newsletter.  Dr. McGrath is President of OCD Midwest… Read more »

by Stacey Conroy, LCSW, MPH Stacey C. Conroy LCSW, MPH is the supervisory social worker for mental health & substance abuse at the Richmond VA Medical and a clinical instructor… Read more »

The articles in this section were written by mental health professionals and researchers who are experts in OCD and related disorders. Articles provide information to help you or your loved one… Read more »

Disorders Related to OCD     It is important to get the right diagnosis as early as possible.   These other disorders are similar to OCD but are not OCD.   Some people can have both OCD and one or more of these.   Related Disorder How This Disorder “Looks Like” OCD

The Relationship Between Eating Disorders and OCD Part of the SpectrumBy Fugen Neziroglu, Ph.D., ABBP, ABPP and Jonathan Sandler, BA      When people think of eating disorders they conjure up images of adolescents performing rituals around food and obsessing about

OCD and Tourette Syndrome Re examining the Relationship By Charles S. Mansueto, Ph.D.      At the outset of this article I would like to thank the hundreds of kids whom I have seen professionally in my more than twenty five

Differentiating Between Asperger’s and Obsessive Compulsive DisorderBy Fugen Neziroglu, Ph.D. and Jill Henriksen, M.S.        In recent years clinicians have continually seen a rise in Asperger‘s Disorder (AD), especially among child and adolescent populations. Whether this rise is due

OCD and ADHD Dual Diagnosis, Misdiagnosis and the Cognitive ‘Cost’ of Obsessions by Amitai Abramovitch, PhD, & Andrew Mittelman Dr. Amitai Abramovitch is a neuropsychologist and a Research Fellow at the OCD and Related Disorders Program at Massachusetts General Hospital