By Krista Reed, LSCSW In all the years that I have been treating obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents, one question comes up with every single case. “What… Read more »
What causes OCD in children?
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You Can Always Make Progress: Teagan’s OCD Story
By: Teagan Miller Hi, I am Teagan Miller, I’m twenty years old, & I have lived with obsessive-compulsive disorder for all my life. My mind is overflowing with things I… Read more »
2023 Annual OCD Conference Slides
Use the table below to download slides from the 28th Annual OCD Conference. Please note that we did not receive slides for every presentation. If they are not listed below… Read more »
Attentional processes in scrupulous OCD
Scrupulosity is a subtype of OCD that is defined by a prevalence of moral and religious obsessions and compulsions. Scrupulosity affects 1 in 20 of Western OCD sufferers; in some… Read more »
How to calm OCD anxiety
By Justine De Jaegher Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is considered a “chronic anxiety disorder” [1]. How to calm OCD anxiety, like Bert and Ernie, they go hand-in-hand. Also like our… Read more »
Faith and OCD Conference: Why Attend?
By Emily Bailey, Psy.D. On Monday, May 1st, the International OCD Foundation will host our third annual Faith & OCD Conference! Faith leaders, mental health professionals, and the OCD Community…
The following deals with matters of Faith as they relate to OCD. If you are curious about further exploring these topics, we recommend you attend our upcoming Faith and OCD… Read more »What Makes People of Faith Resist OCD Treatment: Uncertainty
Reflections Across Faith and OCD
Note: IOCDF is not affiliated with any religious groups and is not a faith-based organization. By Valerie Andrews We are not discussing mental health outside of our intimate circles. We… Read more »
Addressing Shame in OCD: How therapists can end self-stigma by leveraging technology
Written by Fran Kuehn, LICSW, M.Ed. PLEASE NOTE: This blog post includes mention of suicidality. If you are in a crisis, or you are ever feeling suicidal or unsafe, please… Read more »
Protestant Christianity and OCD
by Justin K. Hughes, MA, LPC Protestant Christians who present with symptoms of OCD often wish to know that their faith will be taken seriously when they are being diagnosed,… Read more »