Resources for OCD
Below, you'll find some helpful OCD resources for clients and families of the Center for OCD and Related Disorders.
Video Resources
How Science Can Be Used to Transform Treatments for OCD
This webinar illustrated how patient-oriented translational research advances clinical practice for OCD. First, Dr. Simpson reviewed the clinical presentation of OCD and our first-line treatments followed by a discussion of how clinical trials can be used to address clinically important and relevant questions, leading to practice guidelines and treatment algorithms. Dr. Simpson highlighted two urgent clinical problems and how research is addressing them.
Seven Misconceptions of OCD
This webinar talks about the seven misconceptions of OCD, what OCD is and it's symptoms, what the causes of OCD are, and what treaments are available for OCD.
IMPACT-OCD
Improving Providers’ Assessment, Care Delivery and Treatment of OCD (IMPACT-OCD) is a workforce development program led by The Center for OCD and Related Disorders, The Center for Practice Innovations at Columbia Psychiatry, and the New York State Psychiatric Institute in collaboration with the New York State Office of Mental Health (NYS-OMH). The goal of this program is to improve clinician knowledge and skills in OCD care and raise awareness of OCD among clinicians, individuals with OCD and their families, and the general public.
Our program includes:
E-Learning Courses
Continuing education credits are available to OMH, OASAS, New York State VA providers, or a provider in a not-for-profit clinic/agency about detecting and diagnosing OCD, exposure and response prevention therapy, pharmacological treatment of OCD, and how to differentiate OCD and schizophrenia-spectrum disorder.
Support Service
This service gives clinicians working in OMH clinics the opportunity to receive expert feedback on the assessment, diagnosis, and evidence-based treatment of OCD from clinicians at the Center for OCD and Related Disorders.
Toolkits
- Toolkit for individuals with OCD and their families
- Individuals and families will find educational materials about OCD for you and your loved ones, tools to use when seeking treatment, and access to a directory of treatment resources.
- Toolkit for providers
- For behavioral health clinicians, you will find clinical assessments, clinical examples, an OCD treatment algorithm, and referral options for OCD-specific treatment.
Other Resources
Columbia Psychiatry Resources
- Center for Youth Mental Health, New York Presbyterian Hospital
The Youth Anxiety Center is a clinical and research collaboration of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Weill Cornell Medical College that aims to understand how anxiety affects youth and emerging adults as they transition out of the home into independent living, and when needed, to provide services to facilitate a successful transition to college or work and independent living. - Cognitive Development & Neuroimaging Lab
The Cognitive Development and Neuroimaging Lab, part of Columbia, offers research and treatment opportunities for children and adolescents with and without OCD. They conduct studies aimed at assessing how the brain changes across development. - ColumbiaDoctors Psychiatry Services
Columbia offers a team of mental health professionals, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and nurse practitioners, who collaborate to provide customized and empathetic mental healthcare services.- Columbia University Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CUCARD)
The Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CUCARD) is dedicated to improving the lives of children, adolescents, and young adults struggling with anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), school refusal, tic disorders, and trichotillomania. -
CUCARD Westchester Anxiety Day Program
The CUCARD Westchester Anxiety Day Program provides daily, comprehensive treatment for children and adolescents whose lives are severely impaired by anxiety or OCD. Our evidence-based approach is designed to help youth better manage anxiety so they can get back to their daily lives as quickly as possible.
- Columbia University Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CUCARD)
OCD Foundations and Organizations
If you are interested in OCD treatment, and not in OCD research, we recommend that you visit the following websites for OCD treatment referrals:
- Anxiety & Depression Association of America (ADAA)
ADAA is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depression, and related disorders and to improving the lives of all people who suffer from them. The ADAA offers a directory of clinicians who specialize in treating OCD and other related disorders. - Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies is a multidisciplinary organization committed to the advancement of scientific approaches to the understanding and improvement of human functioning through the investigation and application of behavioral, cognitive, and other evidence-based principles to the assessment, prevention, and treatment of human problems, and the enhancement of health and well-being. ABCT offers a directory of clinicians who specialize in treating OCD and other related disorders. - International OCD Foundation (IOCDF)
Founded by a group of people with OCD in 1986, the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) is an international not-for-profit organization that encompasses both OCD NY & OCD NJ. This is an especially good resource for gaining global information on the most up-to-date research findings and advocacy news. The IOCDF offers a directory of clinicians who specialize in treating OCD. - OCD Foundation, New York Chapter
OCD New York is a non-profit affiliate of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF). - OCD Foundation, New Jersey Chapter
OCD New Jersey is a non-profit affiliate of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF).
OCD Treatment
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If you are not interested in OCD research, Columbia has a team of mental health professionals.