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• Brain Scans Could Detect OCD

  Published: November 26, 2007, 5:02 pm

  Tags: Health, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Ocd, Ocd Brain Scan, Ocd Genes, Ocd Study

  Brain scans could be the answer for detecting Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, scientists say, finding distinct anatomy in both OCD sufferers and their families members.

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• It’s not alone

  Published: May 14, 2008, 2:25 pm

  Tags: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Teen Depression, Teen Drug Abuse, Teen Health, Teen Help, Help For Parents, Sex Adiction, Teen Behaviors, Teen Safety

  between drug addiction and obsessive compulsive disorder as well. Many who suffer from OCD suffer from panic attacks. There is a higher risk of drug addiction among those with any anxiety disorder (possibly as a way of coping with the heightened levels of anxiety), but drug addiction among obsessive compulsive patients may serve as a type of

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• Symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

  Published: May 13, 2008, 2:21 pm

  Tags: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Teen Health, Help For Parents

  The typical OCD sufferer performs tasks (or compulsions) to seek relief from obsession-related anxiety. To others, these tasks may appear odd and unnecessary. But for the sufferer, such tasks can feel critically important, and must be performed in particular ways to ward off dire consequences and to stop the stress from building up. Examples of

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• Obsessive-compulsive disorder

  Published: May 12, 2008, 2:07 pm

  Tags: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Teen Health, Teen Help, Help For Parents

  acted upon. Most people with obsessive-compulsive disorder have both obsessions and compulsions, but occasionally a person will have just one or the other. The degree to which this condition can interfere with daily living also varies. Some people are barely bothered, while others find the obsessions and compulsions to be profoundly traumatic and

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• Cartoon-A-Thon by: Chato B. Stewart For Mental Health Month - OCD

  Published: May 19, 2008, 3:07 pm

  Tags: New Cartoon, Anxiety, Cartoon, Cartoon A Thon, Chato B Stewart, Funny, Heath, Illness, Mental Health Humor, Mental Health Month, National Institute Of Mental Health, Nimh, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Foundation, Ocd

  about the plagues of this disorder, I recommend a couple sites: The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation. I, too, deal with some of the obsessive behavior and even thought today’s cartoon is more of a stereotypical over view of the disorder. I can’t help to laugh every time I read it.

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• Anxiety Support Forums Provide Social Support for People Suffering With Anxiety

  Published: June 2, 2008, 6:54 pm

  Tags: Anxiety Disorders, Types Of Anxiety, Overcoming Anxiety, Anxiety, Anxiety Discussion Board, Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety Forum, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, People With Anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Social Anxiet

  Living with anxiety or a specific anxiety disorder can be a real challenge! It seems like no one else understands how you feel or what you are going through. Yet social support is essential to coping in healthy ways with the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual challenges you face in life. You [...]

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• CBT for OCD

  Published: June 26, 2008, 5:06 pm

  Tags: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Teen Health, Behavior Problems, Interventions

  as 5 can be diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), few research studies have looked at treatments specifically geared toward young children with this disorder. Now, a new study from the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center provides some of the first evidence-based data on a successful intervention for early childhood OCD.

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• Clinical Trial: Does Anxiety and Depression During Pregnancy Affect An Infant’s Social and Emotional Development?

  Published: July 1, 2008, 10:21 pm

  Tags: Anxiety Disorders, Research And News, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorder, Clinical Trial, Depression, Emotional Development, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Infant, Major Depressive Disorder, National Institute Of Mental Health, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Pos

  Researchers are currently recruiting pregnant women who are currently or have suffered from anxiety and/or depression in the past for a study sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health. The goal of the study is to determine if women’s symptoms of depression and/or anxiety either during or shortly after pregnancy

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• Moms All Over the Blogosphere Write About Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders

  Published: August 20, 2008, 12:53 pm

  Tags: Perinatal Mood Disorders, Postnatal Depression, Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Postpartum Psychosis, Postpartum Ptsd, Ppd Stories, Suicide, Women Like Us, Katherine Stone, Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Depression

  perinatal mood and anxiety disorders this week ... Cate at 18 Years and Counting is suffering from postpartum depression and anxiety and needs a Warrior Moms Virtual Hug.  Here's a post she just wrote about her obsessions and fears. Jodi Kluchar has just created the PTSD After Childbirth blog.  I'm am sure that those of you with

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