Treatment

By understanding what the OCD recovery process really looks like, you can learn how to respond when OCD makes you doubt your own recovery.

Dr. James Polo, VP and CMO at Carelon Behavioral Health, discusses how mental healthcare has evolved over the course of his career.

Exposures are a helpful component of beating OCD at its own game. To get the most out of them, it’s important to focus on “leaning in.”

Just as you wouldn’t see a family doctor for prenatal care, treatment for OCD is most effective when conducted by a specialist.

Although taboo and disturbing themes of OCD are hard to talk about, they're more common than people think.

What is exposure and response prevention therapy, and why is ERP recommended for OCD? Here's how ERP therapy works.

For anyone who knows the dire and sometimes deadly impact that OCD can have on sufferers’ lives, the status quo is tragic and unacceptable. 

By focusing on core fears, people can learn to live with uncertainty, even when the themes of their obsessions change over time.

We just released two new features in the NOCD App to enhance the NOCD Therapy experience: Fear and Response List and Homework.

OCD can target the theme of food in many people’s lives; some may be concerned with poison, allergies, or certain textures or feelings.

When you’re struggling with OCD, it’s important to share with people who are knowledgeable about and experienced with the condition.

It can be hard, but you can sit with the anxiety that comes with unwanted thoughts, rather than responding in a way that makes them worse.

Exposures alone do nothing to treat OCD. It’s the second part of ERP—response prevention—that allows people to manage OCD long-term.

Being consistent in your responses will create new habits, new ways of thinking, that allow you to live without OCD leading your life.

OCD is one of the most widely misunderstood conditions. So how can you tell if your therapist actually specializes in OCD? Here are 5 ways to find out.

OCD impacts more than just the lives of the people who suffer from it—it can have a major effect on the lives of those around them, as well. If your

Treatment is unpredictable and can look scary from the outside - especially when you have OCD, which demands certainty. Here's how I was able to open up.

Countless times, people have come into treatment with me who were misdiagnosed in the past or previously told that they did not show the "classic" signs

For many people with OCD, not getting treatment can be far more expensive than the cost of treatment itself. Here's why.

A question many people who are experiencing symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) have is, “why does my OCD keep switching themes?” This is