Monthly Archives: June 2017

OCD and Brain Inflammation

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Janet (ocdtalk)

A very interesting study was published this past week in JAMA Psychiatry stating that brain inflammation in those with obsessive-compulsive disorder is significantly elevated (by more than thirty per cent) compared to those without the disorder. Dr. Jeffrey Meyer, senior … Continue reading →

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ERP Therapy – An Analogy

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Janet (ocdtalk)

by winnond freedigitalphotos.net   This post first appeared on my blog in January 2012…. One of the reasons I became an advocate for OCD awareness was to spread the word that exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy is the therapy … Continue reading →

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Children, Rituals, and OCD

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Janet (ocdtalk)

  by teerapun, freedigitalphotos.net  This post originally appeared November 2011: When my daughter was two or three years old, she had a bedtime ritual where she lined up ten of her dolls and stuffed animals on the floor. They had to be … Continue reading →

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What Makes It So Hard to Seek Help for OCD?

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Janet (ocdtalk)

I’m very happy to share this guest post by my friend and co-author Seth J. Gillihan, PhD. Seth’s bio and blogs are listed at the end of this post. If you haven’t already, I’d suggest you check out Seth’s new … Continue reading →

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