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For Clinicians: Working with BIPOC Populations
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition that can affect anyone regardless of their racial/ethnic identity. And while all races/ethnicities experience the same symptoms (perfectionism, doubt/checking, aggression, mental… Read more »
Maisel, Max
Lamps, Christopher A.
Esfahani, Sahar
Rizzi, Alice
OCD in Arab Americans
Arab Americans are a diverse group of people that include immigrants and refugees from many different countries of origin, as well as people born in the US who have Arab… Read more »
OCD in Asian Americans/Indian Americans
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health disorder that can affect anyone regardless of their racial/ethnic identity. While Asian Americans and Indian Americans deal with the same OCD symptoms… Read more »
OCD in African Americans
Characteristics of OCD in African Americans People with OCD often deal with a variety of obsessions. African Americans in particular typically deal with obsessions involving cleanliness or “unacceptable” violent and… Read more »
OCD in Native Americans
There are about 4 million Native Americans (including American Indians and Alaska Natives) in the US (1.4% of the population), either alone or in combination with one or more other… Read more »