Brain imaging has improved our understanding of OCD, but biological causes are still unclear at this time. While previous studies have identified alterations in the volume or thickness of certain… Read more »
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A web-based single session intervention to reduce caregiver distress and accommodation in socioeconomically diverse caregivers of OCD patients: Project EMPOWER-OCD
Although effective treatments for OCD exist, more than half of people with OCD never receive the care they need, especially if they have financial challenges. Caregivers, who play a critical… Read more »
Nothing to fear: Developing and piloting treatment and training procedures for non-fear-based presentations of obsessive-compulsive disorder
Exposure and response prevention (ERP) mainly focuses on reducing fear, which is a good fit for patients who do compulsions in response to anxiety or to avoid feared outcomes. However,… Read more »
Pediatric OCD Special Interest Group
Vision and Mission of the Pediatric OCD SIG The Pediatric OCD SIG is dedicated to increasing awareness, understanding, and support for the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)… Read more »
Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Center – Chicago • Twin Cities (Skokie, IL)
Institutional Member Updates: Summer 2025
Institutional Members are clinics and programs in the US and around the globe that offer residential and/or intensive treatment for OCD and related disorders, are specialty outpatient clinics with a… Read more »
Scanga, Jenna R.
Tilton, Kiki
How social determinants of health shape the OCD journey
By Taneia Surles, MPH, NOCD Where we work, play, learn, worship, and live all have a profound effect on our health, often as much as genetics or healthcare. These non-medical… Read more »
You Are Not Alone: OCD in the LGBTQIA+ Community
By the LGBTQIA+ Special Interest Group As we continue to celebrate Pride Month in 2025 and beyond, one of the missions of the International OCD Foundation’s LGBTQIA+ Special Interest Group… Read more »