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Treatment Approaches for OCD: What Works
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Linda Mintle
In any year, 1% of the U.S. population suffers with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) according to NIMH. OCD is characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce anxiety (obsessions) and behaviors or thoughts that reduce that anxiety (compulsions). Is is often debilitating. But a five step treatment approach can help. It is called Exposure plus Response Prevention.…
Anxious? Give Exposure Therapy a Try
By
Linda Mintle
Let’s say you really want a dog but you are afraid of dogs. Every time you see a dog, you become anxious and move away from the dog. This lowers your dog anxiety but doesn’t help you tolerate a dog or better yet, get over your fear of dogs. So what do you do? Over…
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