Supporting Children and Teens Who Have OCD | Mental Health Webinar

When it comes to OCD in children and teens CBT techniques can help. Dr. Elspeth Bell discusses how to support children and teens with OCD through treatment and family engagement.

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The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), a non-profit organization, leads in education, training, and research for anxiety disorders, depression, PTSD, OCD, and co-occurring disorders. ADAA also provides free evidence-based mental health information and resources to the public.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
5:40 OCD Symptoms and Diagnosis
14:29 Age-Appropriate OCD Interventions
23:20 CBT Model for OCD
24:34 Assessing for OCD
27:15 Exposure and Response Prevention
45:50 Treating the Whole Person and Family
53:20 Treating Noncompliance and Relapse Prevention
56:02 Summary

[johnwick]

I lean in more on the contamination side with lots of washing and cleaning. It's very stressful

[ciarascribner-thompson]

Mine first started out with contamination at a young age, I was a very clean child. Now I’m messy and avoid things that stress me out, I’m more compulsive and have a hard time focusing due to racing thoughts.