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

LATINO Genomics Project

Eligibility Criteria

If you or your child have had, or think you might have, OCD and have at least one grandparent who identifies as Latino/Hispanic ancestry, we invite you to take our survey here.

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Virtual

Website

https://orit.research.bcm.edu/latinostudy/en

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, in collaboration with the University of North Carolina, are conducting an international study of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in Latin Americans, Hispanics and Brazilians.

OCD Through a Latinx/Hispanic Lens

Tuesday, March 7, 2023 - 19:17

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can affect people of all races, color, ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status, sexual orientation and/or different cultural backgrounds, and culture can have a large influence on how someone might perceive or report their symptoms.

Latin American Trans-ancestry Initiative in OCD Genomics Project: Information and Getting Involved

Eric A. Storch, Renee Fredrick, Carol Cappi, Paola Giusti, Karen Martinez, Olivia Morris, Pablo Moya, Humberto Nicolini, Marcos Ochoa, Michelle Pato, the LATINO Study Team, and James J. Crowley

Tuesday, March 7, 2023 - 01:35

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common condition affecting approximately 1-2% of the world population. Characterized by distressing intrusive thoughts, images or impulses and unwanted repetitive behaviors, OCD can have wide-reaching implications for both individuals with OCD and their families.

A Different Way to Classify OCD Types?

Monday, February 27, 2023 - 19:35

Subtypes are helpful in normalizing symptoms for OCD sufferers and even for diagnosing purposes.  And it is common for OCD sufferers to have multiple subtypes. 

One-on-One Peer Support

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Virtual

May 22, 2023

Optimizing Exposure Therapy

Michael Treanor, PhD and

In this 2-hour webinar, Dr. Treanor presents the updated model for optimizing exposure therapy in the context of associative learning. In the updated model, the term “inhibitory learning” is replaced with “inhibitory retrieval.”

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White Knuckling: All Pain, No Gain

Thursday, February 9, 2023 - 23:24

White knuckling is the term used to describe the process of fighting or powering through a situation that you find anxiety provoking.

lara effland debra kissen relationship OCD webinar

February 10, 2023

Perfectly Imperfect Love: Tips To Recognize & Move Past Relationship OCD

Lara Effland, LICSW, CEDS and

Debra Kissen, PhD, MHSA and

This webinar provides tips and strategies you can use to understand what Relationship OCD is and ways to start to work with your obsessions, worries, and fears.

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