The International OCD Foundation has been working hard to raise public awareness about OCD and related disorders and our programs. Visit the links below for some of the many news stories featuring the IOCDF and its affiliates.
2019
Mindful Things (April 17, 2019) –– OCD and Hoarding with Jeff Szymanski
Tonic (March 7, 2019) –– The Many Obsessions that Can Haunt a Person with OCD
2018
Henrico Citizen (June 3, 2018) –– “What do I do?”
Health24 (April 10, 2018) –– Is it Really OCD?
Medical News Today (March 28, 2018) –– How to Cope with OCD
Bustle (March 13, 2018) ––What Is Body Dysmorphic Disorder? 3 Myths That Need To Be Put To Rest
Everyday Health (February 1, 2018) –– What You Should Know About PANDAS
2017
David Pakman (November 20, 2017) –– Interview with IOCDF Executive Director, Jeff Szymanski
Women’s Health (October 31, 2017) –– 5 Things Dr. Pimple Popper Wants You To Know About Skin Picking
WBUR (October 19, 2017) –– Teen Anxiety: What Can Parents, And Kids, Do About It?
Elite Daily (October 13, 2017) –– What OCD is Like & 5 Realities of People Living with the Disorder
Self (August 16, 2017) –– Postpartum OCD is Real and We Need to Talk About It
The Mighty (July 27, 2017 ) –– John Greene Shares YouTube Video About What Living with OCD is Like
Romper (April 22, 2017) –– 14 Signs Your Child Has PANDAS, A Complication From Strep Throat
Tech Times (March 3, 2017) –– 3 Misconceptions About Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Debunked
Huffington Post (February 24, 2017) –– Adolescents Who Suffer From Distorted Body Image
Chicago Tribune (February 17, 2017) –– When things become too much: How to help a hoarder
2016
Chicago Tribune (October 21, 2016) — The challenges of dating with OCD
Metro Boston (October 17, 2016) — Foundation marks 30 years of building awareness of OCD
NECN’s The Take (October 10, 2016) — Raising OCD Awareness
The Atlantic (September 29, 2016) — Hoarding in the Time of Marie Kondo
AMI Newswire (September 9, 2016) — New partnership may help treat obsessive compulsive disorder
WGN TV (July 29, 2016) — OCD sufferers fight anxiety with improv comedy
Psychology Today (July 27, 2016) — The International OCD Conference: A Focus on Compassion
2015
The Mighty (October 13, 2015) — 17 quotes that prove OCD is so much more than being neat
NBC News (July 31, 2015) — Girl, 13, Learns to “Just Breathe” After Sudden Onset OCD
Huffington Post (June 17, 2015) — Hoarding Reality Shows Might Do More Harm Than Good
Fox 40 (June 2, 2015) — Walking for OCD
Everyday Health (May 1, 2015) — Breaking Free from OCD
The Atlantic (February 22, 2015 ) — OCD is Not a Quirk
Women’s Health (February 20, 2015) — Do You Have OCD—or Are You Just Really Anal-Retentive?
2014
NBC News (September 8, 2014) — Why Lena Dunham Can’t Just Talk Her Way Out of OCD
Orange County Register (July 17, 2014) — Mother and daughter, both with OCD, help others cope
ABC News (June 6, 2014) – Boston 6-Year-Old With OCD Leads Million Steps Walk
20/20 (May 23, 2014) – The Children Who Break Away & Resources for Families Seeking Treatment for Anxiety, OCD
Today Show (Feb 17, 2014) – What doggy tail-chasing may reveal about our own OCD
2013
Health.com (June 11, 2013) – 10 signs you may have obsessive-compulsive disorder
Huffington Post (March 7, 2013) – OCD on Girls: Symptoms Arise As a Plot Twist in Real Life, Too
ABC News (January 29, 2013) – Strep Throat May Cause OCD, and 5 Other Surprising Facts
ABC News (January 28, 2013) – Super Bowl Superstitions or OCD?
2012
Marketplace (December 3, 2012) – Cracking the codes of the new bible of mental disorders
ABC News (August 6, 2012) – New Study Throws Out Previous Assumptions About Hoarders
Hartford Courant (August 6, 2012) – Brain Imaging Study Sheds Light On Hoarding Disorder
CNN (June 8, 2012) – A walk to pound grief into the ground
CBS Boston (June 7, 2012) – Man Walks 525 Miles From Philadelphia To Boston In Late Son’s Honor
Boston Globe (June 5, 2012) – A pilgrimage for Nathaniel
Huffington Post (June 5, 2012) – D Is for Disorder
ABC News (May 30, 2012) – Body Dysmorphia Takes Son’s Life; Propels Grieving Dad to Walk
ABC News (April 30, 2012) – Mom’s Life Hurt by Obsessive Fear of Sweaters, Germs, Hotels
Huffington Post (March 27, 2012) – Hoarding: Does Your Aging Parent Have The Disease of Clutter?
Imperfect Parent (Feburary 26, 2012) – Strep may cause sudden onset of OCD symptoms in kids
Cape Cod Times (January 20, 2012) – “Loosening the grasp of OCD”
2011
Wall Street Journal (December 13, 2011) “Does Strep Throat Trigger Serious Ills?”
LA Times (December 5, 2011) – “Childhood disorder prompts study of infection link to mental illness”
Woman’s Health (December, 2011) – “Second Hand Health Hazards”
WBUR Public Radio (Oct.14, 2011) –“Events Aim to Understand OCD Through Art”
WGBH The Emily Rooney Show (Oct. 13, 2011) – “OCD Awareness Week live interview”
CNN.com (Oct. 11, 2011) – “OCD In Children: ‘A Darkness has Overtaken Me”
NBC San Diego (July 29, 2011) – “OCD Convention Comes to San Diego”
NPR Here & Now (May 25, 2011) – “Taking Steps To Treat Obsessive Compulsive Disorder”
Everyday Health.com (June 20, 2011) – “OCD and Hoarding: The Experts Weigh In”
New York Times (March 11, 2011) – “It’s Just Fine to Make Mistakes”
Men’s Health (February 15, 2011) – “Are you too religious?”
2010
The New York Times (Dec. 23, 2010) – “For the Hyper-Neat, a Special Strain Comes with the Season”
The Boston Globe (Nov. 29, 2010) – “How to Help (yourself)”
Woman’s Day, The Daily Dose (July 2, 2010) – “Help for OCD”
New York Times, The New Old Age Blog (May 17, 2010) – “More Help for Hoarding”
New York Times, The New Old Age blog (January 28, 2010) – “Help for Hoarding”
New York Times, The New Old Age blog (January 20, 2010) – “When It Isn’t Just Clutter Anymore”
2009
Northern California Public Radio, KQED (December 2, 2009) – Jeff Bell and Howie Mandel Discuss OCD.
USA Today (November 30, 2009) – “‘Hoarders’ Digging Up Drama, Helping Compulsive Pack Rats”
Wall Street Journal (October 20, 2009) – “Super Savers: Helping the Hoarders”
New York Times (September 24, 2009) – “Patient Voices: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder”
Newsweek.com (September 14, 2009) –“Don’t Panic: Showerhead Germs Won’t Kill You (Or Make You Sick)”
CNN.com (August 13, 2009) – “Some Obsessions, Compulsions Not Part of OCD”
Minnesota Public Radio (July 24, 2009) – “Conference Hopes to Help Those Coping with OCD”
Boston Globe (March 2, 2009) – “When Perfectionism Becomes a Problem”
ABCNews.com (May 5, 2009) – “Swine Flue: Handwashers Blasé for Now”