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,…
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Dove’s “Real Beauty Sketches”
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…
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OCD Awareness Walk June 8, 2013
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…
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Overview of DSM-5 Changes
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…
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Buried Alive: Hoarding Disorder in Popular Media
Written by Jessica Rasmussen, Ph.D. Click here for PDF The episode of Hoarding: Buried Alive, ‘Welcome to My Nightmare,” by TLC portrays two individuals, Chris and Laurie, both of whom are struggling with hoarding….
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