Treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and How Teachers Can Help
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Treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and How Teachers Can Help

What is OCD? Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can impact both adults, adolescents and children. Treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder is very important to access. A study conducted in 2018 revealed the prevalence of OCD being diagnosed in Canada was close to 1% (0.93%). This is a significant portion of the population.  According to the Diagnostic…

OCD treatment: Finding our “new normal” in ERP work
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OCD treatment: Finding our “new normal” in ERP work

I recently read two systematic review articles describing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on individuals with OCD. Systematic reviews are a type of article where the authors carefully search for all of the research on a topic, and then combine it in a scientifically rigorous way. One article focused on  young people and the…