In this episode of Welcome to Group Therapy we discuss “is it OCD?”

In our discussion we cover:

• What OCD is
• Various subtypes of OCD
• Mental health disorders that may be misdiagnosed as OCD (and vice versa)
• What OCD is not
• Treatments for OCD

Google Scholar Shorts Article: Repetitive Behaviors in Autism and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Systematic Review

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10803-024-06357-8.pdf

Additional Resources:

https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/a-quick-guide-to-some-common-ocd-subtypes

https://iocdf.org/expert-opinions/subtypes-of-ocd/

https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/supplemental/Cognitive-Behavior-Therapy-OCD-Youth/Web-Form-1-1.pdf

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd

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