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Are you concerned that you or someone you love might have OCD? Have you been diagnosed with OCD? Learn how to live with OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, from a licensed social worker in this free health video series.
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OCD is a type of anxiety disorder. Learn how to live with OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, from a licensed social worker in this free health video.
Obsessions are thoughts, images or impulses that reoccur over and over in an individual's mind. Learn how to live with OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, from a licensed social worker in this free health video.
Compulsions are acts that people perform to try and get rid of obsessions and disturbing thoughts or imagines. Learn how to live with OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, from a licensed social worker in this free health video.
When a person doesn't realize that OCD symptoms are interfering with their daily life they have OCD with poor insight. Learn how to live with OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, from a licensed social worker in this free health video.
There are about three million adults and about one million children in the US that have OCD. Learn how to live with OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, from a licensed social worker in this free health video.
Environmental factors in OCD are things that occur either in the individuals immediate environment, such as family, workspace or surrounding community. Learn how to live with OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, from a licensed social worker in this free health video.
When talking about biological factors usually what we're talking about is the brain and the body.Learn how to live with OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, from a licensed social worker in this free health video.
Because there is no laboratory test for OCD it's up to a doctor or primary care physician to be able to make a diagnosis. Learn how to live with OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, from a licensed social worker in this free health video.
Other disorders and problems are commonly mistaken for but can be differentiated from OCD. Learn how to live with OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, from a licensed social worker in this free health video.
The goal of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is to teach people with OCD to confront their fears and reduce the anxiety that often comes along with them causing them to repeat their routine behaviors. Learn how to live with OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, from a licensed social worker in this free health video.
Different types of medications are usually used in conjunction with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to really good effective results in treating OCD. Learn how to live with OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, from a licensed social worker in this free health video.
One of the quickest and easiest ways to get information on OCD is to hop on the Internet. Learn how to live with OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, from a licensed social worker in this free health video.
One of the main things helps a person who has OCD is to know that they're not alone. One of the easiest ways to do that is to find a support group. Learn how to live with OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, from a licensed social worker in this free health video.
A person with OCD needs to be an active participant in treatment. It is important to be able to help a doctor make a diagnosis. Learn how to live with OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, from a licensed social worker in this free health video.
The first step for a family member of someone with OCD is to get informed. Learn how to live with OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, from a licensed social worker in this free health video.
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) is a type of anxiety disorder. In this disorder or with this illness people get trapped in reoccurring thoughts and these thoughts are usually distressing or disturbing. They can be accompanied by images. And all these thoughts and images really stick with the person to the point that they start to provoke anxiety. The anxiety produces a sort of urgency that this person really needs to take care of whatever it is that's distressing them, which can lead to the repetitive type of behaviors and the obsessions and the compulsions.
In this free health video series, a licensed social worker will give you helpful tips and advice on living with OCD. She will tell you what OCD is and what it is not. She will give you insight into some of the complexities of the disorder. You will learn who gets OCD and when, as well as environmental and biological causes. You will find out how OCD is diagnosed and some of the treatments, as well as how to obtain additional information.
Danielle Masuda Danielle Masuda holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from UC Santa Barbara and a Master of Social Work degree from New York University. She is a licensed social worker in the state of Maine. Since starting her career in 2001, Masuda has provided therapy to hundreds of clients with a variety of needs and has worked with both adults and children.dkdk
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