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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 »
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 »
Common Parent Questions, Answered by Young Adults with Lived Experience
This is an ongoing series. New questions and answers will be added to the blog regularly. – Parents of children and young adults with OCD have many questions they’d like… Read more »
Stories Across Faith: Certainty vs. Faith
This blog is part of our Stories Across Faith Series and is one in a larger collection. This month the stories focus on Certainty vs. Faith. Note: IOCDF is not… Read more »
Jewish Scrupulosity
by Jed Siev, PhD OCD is opportunistic and often latches onto whatever is most important to someone, so it is no surprise that religious people with OCD often have religious… Read more »
For Mental Health Providers
This section is designed to help provide mental health professionals with practical ways to support your clients facing scrupulous/moral intrusive thoughts and working within their spiritual or religious practices. What… Read more »
For Faith Leaders
Article written by Caitlin Claggett Woods, PhD, C.Psych. This section is dedicated to spiritual and religious leaders seeking to provide support to members of their congregation impacted by OCD and… Read more »
A Conversation with Reverend Lauren Buck Medeiros
What one faith leader learned attending last year’s Faith & OCD Conference Did you know that many people living with OCD initially seek assistance from a faith leader prior to… Read more »
Public Policy Advocacy Toolkit
Introduction Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a serious and often misunderstood mental health condition where people experience intrusive and unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and perform repetitive behaviors to minimize the anxiety… Read more »