Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) | Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ADAA

CT, CBT, ERP - What does it all mean?

ADAA Member Elizabeth McIngvale, PhD provides her expertise to help you learn the difference between Cognitive Therapy (CT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). Discover the best treatment option for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

Am I The Only One Living With These Thoughts?

ADAA Member Elizabeth McIngvale, PhD talks about intrusive thoughts related to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Exposure with Response Prevention (ERP) treatment.

Presented in partnership with the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF).

For more resources visit: IOCDF.org #ADAAIOCDFPartnership

Three Things I Need to Know About CBT (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy)

Thursday, June 10, 2021 - 14:44

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based treatment that challenges ineffective thought patterns (cognitions) and ineffective behavior patterns (behavioral) to pursue a more fulfilling life.

Living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) (in partnership with IOCDF)

ADAA member Elizabeth McIngvale, PhD, LCSW talks about her personal experience with living with OCD. When you are in the middle of a battle or a big trigger, it can seem hopeless but your OCD does not define you and OCD treatment makes that possible for all of us.

Presented in partnership with the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF).

OCD v OCPD (in partnership with IOCDF)

Learn the differences between Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) verse Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) from Eric Storch, PhD.

Presented in partnership with the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF).

For more resources, IOCDF.org #ADAAIOCDFPartnership

What OCD Is and Is Not (in partnership with IOCDF)

Jonathan S. Abramowitz, PhD, ABPP explains what obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is and what it is not. He goes over mental health stigma and how OCD can take over your life.

Presented in partnership with the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF).

For more resources, visit IOCDF.org #ADAAIOCDFPartnership

Whose Brain Is this Anyway?

by Ashley Fisher

May 20, 2021

Ashley's story..."My life experience with anxiety and OCD has gifted me with so much empathy for other people. I know that many people walk around with invisible wounds and demons. The people who we think have it all together fight their own battles behind closed doors..."

A Journey of Faith, Hope and Love

by Maura Crowley

May 14, 2021

I felt ashamed and alone. The anxiety was like a dark shadow that followed me everywhere. I isolated myself from everyone.

The Many Masks of OCD

Eda Gorbis, PhD, LMFT

Sunday, March 7, 2021 - 11:51

ADAA Member Eda Gorbis, PhD, LMFT shares information about the various forms of OCD and the best treatment options.

Why I Wrote a Solo Musical to Keep My OCD in Check

by Jordan Friend

February 22, 2021

Many of us involved in the arts maintain a complicated tango with our mental health. For someone like me, a theatre director, actor and songwriter with lifelong OCD and anxiety, an overactive imagination has been a source of both severe difficulties and some of my most creative work. The same impulse that makes me need to touch everything three times is the one that, when I’m staging a show, makes me meticulous about finding the perfect image.

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