Leadership

Written by Eliza Davidson Click here for PDF The term “Dad Bod” has exploded in popular media as a result of an article written by a Clemson University student explaining the recent trend of young men possessing a natural, un-toned body, rather than six-pack abs. The article has been met with no shortage of criticism, […]

Below is a media alert sent by the International OCD Foundation in response to the recent incident of the Oregon teen accused of plotting high school bomb attack.   “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 […]

Written by Lillian Reuman Click here for PDF   Just over one month ago, Dove released a three-minute video ad, “Real Beauty Sketches.” To date, it has accrued over 114 million views, making it the most watched video ad of all time. The viral video features Gil Zamora, an FBI trained forensic artist, as he […]

  Please join the OCD and Related Disorders Program in the 1st annual OCD Awareness Walk, organized by the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF).  The event will be held on Saturday, June 8th at the Jamaica Pond in Boston.  This event was inspired after Dennis Asselin walked 500 miles (or an estimated 1 million steps) in […]

Written by Elizabeth Rosenfield Click here for PDF   Have you ever wondered how mental disorders are created, organized, and diagnosed? Who decides the specific criteria for each disorder? How does a clinician know how to diagnose someone a particular disorder? In the United States, many of the answers to these questions stem back to […]