Search Results for: ...
Sort by:
Video (YouTube or Vimeo)
04.14.2022
Living with Anxiety
I wanted to share this video because I thought maybe, just maybe, it could inspire courage and strength in someone else who struggles with similar hardships.
Personal Story
03.21.2022
OCD Took My Life Away at the Age of 8
I’m now 16 years old, currently in Italy, and have been living with OCD and the fear of throwing up for so long that I don’t even remember how my life was without it.
Clinical Trial
03.14.2022
The Genetics of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Latin Americans
Description of Study
Baylor College of Medicine and the University of North Carolina would like to present the Latin American Trans-Ancestry Initiative for OCD Genomics, or LATINO. Led by Drs.
Principal Investigator
Eric Storch, PhD, and James Crowley, PhD
Personal Story
03.11.2022
You Can Teach an Old(er) Dog – With OCD – New Tricks! (Or Why I Attended an OCD Treatment Program in My Late 40s)
...I feel that my experience in an OCD Treatment program with an ERP focus was definitely a positive one. I successfully completed exposures forcing me to face some of my worst OCD fears. I feel that I lessened my OCD urges and took some control back over my emotional well-being.
Personal Story
03.08.2022
My Anxiety Triumph
I'm a School Counselor and I experienced anxiety and depression during my first year on my current job.
Blog post
03.05.2022
What Happened to My Child? Understanding and Treating “Bad Thought” OCD in Children
The most common rituals for this form of OCD is confessing thoughts to parents and seeking reassurance. While this is the most distressing part for parents, the good news is that if the parents are involved, they can help their children.
Personal Story
02.02.2022
They're Just Thoughts
“They’re just thoughts,
And I don’t need to believe them, right?.”
Blog post
02.01.2022
Managing COVID-19 Fears as Mental Health Professionals
Many mental health professionals are now conducting patient visits virtually. I am one of the only psychologists left in my building who has stayed behind to continue in-person work while abiding by COVID protocols. Since our practice specializes in refractory OCD spectrum disorders and anxiety disorders a lot of the work done at our outpatient clinic requires in-vivo exposures, which cannot be replicated on Zoom.
Webinar
01.31.2022
A Study of Sleep – Impacts on Social Anxiety and Exposure Therapy
Webinar
12.08.2021
Helping Kids with Anxiety & Depression: Strategies for Parents & Caregivers
In this webinar, Dr. Vivyan will provide an overview of skills and tools for parents which can be effectively used to help kids with anxiety and depression.
Blog post
12.02.2021
Women, Unwanted Sexual Attention & Social Anxiety
There is an area of social anxiety that is practically a universal experience for girls and women, yet rarely gets discussed: non-touch unwanted sexual attention.Such experiences happen to all people of all ages, and between all genders. For girls, the incidence is particularly alarming. From puberty to age 18, more than 90% of girls experience such unwanted encounters.
Personal Story
11.04.2021
So OCD
I know what it means to have frequent intrusive thoughts -I know what it feels like to have a mental illness that is consistently stigmatized.
I’m so OCD