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Living with OCD

We're creating resources to help people learn about OCD in the many ways it impacts their own lives—not just what it looks like on paper. You can search our resources to determine when your intrusive thoughts may be related to OCD.

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Will OCD Make You Have Nightmares? A Brief Guide to Sleep and OCD

Living with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) means experiencing recurring intrusive thoughts, images or ideas and, as a result, developing compulsions

By Patrick McGrath, PhD

Reviewed by Dr. Keara Valentine

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Can I Have Two Different Kinds of OCD?

What is OCD? Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a disorder where you have recurring intrusive thoughts that create a sensation of deep discomfort and

By Dr. Keara Valentine

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Practical Advice for Parents with OCD

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is challenging enough on its own. But how do you raise children when it feels like a part of your brain is constantly

By Dr. Keara Valentine

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What Tests Are Used to Diagnose OCD?

It’s only four letters, but the word test can conjure unwelcome bouts of uneasiness. Fortunately for those seeking to be tested for obsessive-compulsive

By Patrick McGrath, PhD

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Can Exercise Help with OCD?

If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), someone might have recommended that you try exercising. It’s such a basic suggestion that you might feel

By Patrick McGrath, PhD

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How to Talk to Your Job about OCD

When you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), it can make the workplace even more stressful than usual. One symptom flare can throw your day into

By Dr. Keara Valentine

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How Can I Tell My Friends About My OCD

When you’re first diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), it can come as both a relief and a shock. Finally, you have an answer for the way

By Patrick McGrath, PhD

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Causes and Cure of OCD

What Causes OCD?  Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a psychological disorder marked by chronic intrusive or unwanted thoughts and images

By Dr. Foluso Solarin, PhD

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Does My Child Have OCD and How To Treat OCD In Children?

What is OCD in Children? OCD involves unwanted intrusive thoughts, images, or urges (obsessions) that create anxiety, which the child attempts to relieve

By Michelle Cuppari, Psy.D.

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How to Manage OCD and Anxiety During the Coronavirus Outbreak

By Patrick McGrath, PhD, Head of Clinical Services at NOCD The first three months of 2020 have brought much of the expected news: politics, sports, the

By Patrick McGrath, PhD

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How to Talk with Your Parents About OCD

Today we're joined by Natasha Daniels, LCSW, a child and teen therapist and author based in Phoenix. Natasha, who has practiced for more than a decade, is

By Patrick McGrath, PhD

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Do you really know what OCD looks like? An interview with Dr. Patrick McGrath

This interview was conducted in webinar format in July 2019. Stephen Smith, CEO of NOCD, was joined by Dr. Patrick McGrath to ask him a variety of

By Patrick Carey

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Learn Everything About Reassurance & Know If It Really Helps

Reassurance (noun): the action of removing someone’s doubts or fears; a statement or comment that removes someone’s doubts or fears. What is

By Patrick McGrath, PhD

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Tackling OCD in College Athletes

In the midst of March Madness, it’s easy to forget that a vast majority of student-athletes aren’t in the spotlight. There are 460,000 of them in the NCAA

By Patrick McGrath, PhD

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From Neighborhood Therapist To OCD Specialist: Journey of Dr. Patrick McGrath

Today we’re excited to share this story by Patrick McGrath, PhD, about his journey to becoming an OCD expert. Dr. McGrath is Executive Director of the

By Patrick Carey

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4 Common OCD Thoughts You Might Have Had

By Patrick McGrath, PhD

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Why is OCD so Often Misdiagnosed?

By Phoebe Kranefuss

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Does OCD go away? Is It Curable?

By Patrick McGrath, PhD

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