Treatment

Explore the latest statistics about therapy and mental health in 2024. Learn about treatment effectiveness, demographics, and more.

The truth is, anything that makes you feel like you could benefit from help is reason enough to get treatment for OCD.

Therapy worksheets are a valuable tool to support your mental health journey. Learn how to use them effectively (and why a therapist is still key).

Even though each person’s experience with OCD treatment is unique, they share qualities that we at NOCD believe are important to recognize.

When you’re making decisions about your mental health, it’s important to be informed—especially if you’re dealing with a misunderstood condition like OCD.

Recovery from OCD doesn’t happen in a neat, organized manner. It is often messy and chaotic. Find out what conquering OCD looks like.

Dr. Patrick McGrath, our Chief Clinical Officer, explains what it means to be an OCD Conqueror and what happens after you become one.

What do you do when your OCD is triggered? How do you handle it without giving into your compulsions? We're going to help you figure it out.

How do you find a qualified OCD therapist? To help with your search, here are three “green flags” to look for.

As someone currently living in recovery from OCD, I can say it’s hard to quantify just how much I’ve learned from the process.

As a therapist specializing in OCD, I can recall countless times I was moved by the bravery and strength of the people I worked with.

OCD treatment can do more than reduce our symptoms and lessen our anxiety. It can help us start to see everything in a different light.

Therapists claim to treat OCD without having specialized training, doing talk therapy instead, which is ineffective and even harmful for OCD.

Her husband went through years of ineffective treatment. Now he's on the right patch‚ and she’s helping others get the help they need.

While it works for other conditions, talk therapy tends to be unhelpful or even harmful to the OCD recovery journey. Here's why.

As an actor and screenwriter, I’m going to explain core fears—a common concept in OCD treatment—the best way I know how: with movie ratings.

OCD requires specialized therapy with a therapist who has OCD-specific training. Does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) work?

No one should suffer, overlooked and unheard—the way Tracie did for years—so she knew she had to make a difference.

ERP is considered the gold standard of OCD treatment—but what does the process look like as you're going through it?

Taking in Ally Duncan’s impressive social media following and thriving career as a pastry chef, you probably wouldn’t think she’s struggling with debilitating OCD.