BOSTON, Dec. 15, 2014 — Awareness about Body Dysmorphic Disorder is improving, but few resources exist for individuals and families affected by the mental health disorder. On the surface, BDD can… Read more »
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My Parents Don’t Believe I Have OCD
by Fred Penzel, PhD This article was initially published in the Winter 2014 edition of the OCD Newsletter. Living with OCD is never easy, and this can be especially true… Read more »
Apply to Speak at our Next OCD Conference in Boston
We are now accepting proposals for presentations, evening events, support groups, the Keynote Address, and research posters for our 22nd Annual OCD Conference to be held in Boston, MA, on… Read more »
Introducing HelpforBDD.org — A New Source of Hope for those Affected by BDD
In 2012, Denis Asselin walked over 500 miles — or roughly one million steps — from his home in Cheyney, PA, to Boston, MA, in memory of his son Nathaniel…. Read more »
Announcing the OCD Awareness Video Contest Finalists #OCDweek
We are excited to announce the finalists for the 2014 OCD Awareness Video Contest! Winning videos will be chosen by popular vote this week as part of OCD Awareness Week, and… Read more »
Guest Post: Mourning a Friend
We are deeply saddened about the loss of a member of the IOCDF community, Riley Sisson, who many of you may have known from the Annual OCD Conference. Riley is remembered by his mother… Read more »
Understanding OCD — International OCD Foundation uses OCD Awareness Week to Dispel Myths of this Oft-Misunderstood Mental Health Disorder
BOSTON, Mass. (October 8, 2012) — Imagine you woke up one day during a particularly stressful time in your life, and your mind got stuck on a single thought. Perhaps… Read more »
MEDIA ALERT: OCD and PANDAS not associated with premeditated violence
“PANDAS like other forms of OCD, can be characterized by fears of doing something terrible, but not acting on those fears,” says Jeff Szymanski, PhD, clinical psychologist and executive director… Read more »
International OCD Foundation holds first ever walk for OCD Awareness in Boston on Saturday, June 8th, 2013
BOSTON, Mass. (June 3, 2013) — Hundreds of supporters of the International OCD Foundation are expected to turn out at Jamaica Pond on the morning of Saturday, June 8th, to… Read more »
20th Annual OCD Conference Brings World’s Leading Experts on OCD Treatment and Research to Atlanta on July 18–21, 2013
ATLANTA, Georgia (July 16, 2013) — Twenty years after the first conference was held in a small hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota, the Annual OCD Conference has become an international event, bringing… Read more »