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GAD Myths & Realities
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADH
Facts & Statistics
2022 Keynote Speakers
Members in the News Archive
2020 Articles/Media Placement
12/31/2020 Pandemic Mental Health, Are We Entering a Fourth Wave?, MedPage Today, ADAA President Luana Marques, PhD
2019 Member Recognition Awardees
Transdiagnostic Treatments for Youth: Conquering Negative Thinking and Behavior (Part 2)
Featuring Dr. Kenneth Towbin, M.D. and Dr. Mary Karapetian Alvord, PhD
ADAA Telemental Health Providers
College Students: OCD 101
You’re not alone if you have OCD. This disorder affects millions of people, and they come from every age group, race, gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic background. College can be stressful, and it’s not unusual to first experience OCD symptoms there.
What’s Normal and What’s Not?
Everybody worries at times. It’s normal to worry about things like school, how you look, what you said or did in a certain situation, how your parents will react to something you did, or what the future will bring. But OCD takes worries and doubts to the extreme.
Social Support Strategies
Students who have OCD may benefit from social support strategies at school.
Teachers, principals, school nurses, social workers, psychologists, counselors, and paraprofessionals can play a pivotal role in helping a student.
OCD at School
OCD is like an unwelcome guest with bad manners. It moves into a mind — and it doesn’t want to leave.
