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
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Founded by a group of people with OCD in 1986, the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) is an international not-for-profit organization made up of people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders, as well as their families, friends, professionals and others.
Don’t Give Up, Don’t Ever Give Up: Why Erik’s Walking in Sacramento Next Saturday
The 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Walk on the west coast will take place in one week on Saturday, May 10th in the Capitol City of California, Sacramento. I’m really… Read more »
Guest Post: Aha! Moments from Disney’s Frozen
Today’s post is a guest post from Shala Nicely, who originally wrote this blog for her own OCD blog called “Aha! Moments.” You may remember that Shala was our keynote… Read more »
How is OCD Treated?
Overview Treatment for OCD in most patients should involve exposure and response prevention (ERP) and/or medication. The majority of people with OCD (about 7 out of 10) will benefit from either… Read more »
What Causes OCD?
The best answer to this question is “we don’t fully know” and that “there is no single cause.” OCD is a complex problem that likely has a combination of causes. In… Read more »
Who Gets OCD?
OCD affects adults and children of all races, ethnicities, genders, and backgrounds. At What Age Does OCD Appear? OCD can start at any time from preschool to adulthood. Although OCD… Read more »
How is OCD Diagnosed?
Only trained therapists can diagnose OCD. Therapists will look for three things: The person has obsessions. He or she does compulsive behaviors. The obsessions and compulsions take a lot of… Read more »
What is OCD?
There is a public misconception that obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is just a minor personality quirk or preference and that everyone is “a little bit OCD.” In reality, OCD is… Read more »
Inside the Professional Plenary: The Untold Story About Negative Emotions
In today’s blog, IOCDF executive director, Jeff Szymanski, PhD, introduces the Plenary Speaker at this year’s Annual OCD Conference. The Plenary is a talk with an invited speaker, which serves as a… Read more »