Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is highly effective for treating children and adolescents with OCD, with up to 70% improving from treatment. Unfortunately, there is a well-documented lack of clinicians… Read more »
Who learns from OCD exposures? Investigating pessimistic learning rates and cognitive immunization during expectancy violation
Although exposure and response prevention (ERP) is the most effective psychological treatment for OCD, only half of patients will reach symptom remission after completing it. Understanding the mechanism behind ERP… Read more »
Utilizing community-based approaches to increase treatment access for Black Americans with OCD: Evaluating the feasibility of The Black and Living with OCd (BLOC) Project, a culturally-informed web-based multimedia program
Although both Black Americans and European Americans experience OCD at similar rates, OCD remains undertreated within the Black community. Several obstacles to treatment (i.e., ERP) have been identified such as… Read more »