Telehealth Treatment for Hairpulling: As Effective as In-Person Treatment
In Portland, Oregon, where I live, potential therapy clients have access to wide range of therapists who use evidence-based practices.
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The Importance of Acceptance in Dealing with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
People with OCD are often plagued with a wide variety of painful thoughts.
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People with OCD Prefer Exposure to Alternative Treatments
Mad in America published a summary of a recent study that surveyed people with OCD about treatment preferences.
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The Importance of Treating OCD Earlier: The Washington Post Article on Ethan’s Struggle from Childhood OCD through Adulthood
In people who develop obsessive-compulsive disorder, there are often signs in childhood.
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Self-Help for Anxiety in an International Sample
Since I saw him present on some preliminary results at a conference 6 years ago, I’ve been following with interest University of Albany – SUNY professor John Forsyth’s, PhD, research on his self-help book, The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety.
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Article: My Secret Life as a Skin Picker
One of the problems I specialize in working with is repetitive skin picking (also known as excoriation or dermatillomania).
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Evaluating Self Help: The Mindfulness & Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety
There’s no shortage of self-help books on the market.
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The Difficulties of Accessing Effective Treatment: OCD as an Example
I resonated with a recent article in Psychology Today about the difficulties people have in finding therapists who offer effective treatment.
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A Brief Video about OCD
I ran across this excellent 5 minute video on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) by Helen Blair Simpson, MD, PhD through the Mental Health Channel.
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Huffington Post Article on Hair Pulling and Skin Picking
One of my specialties is working with people who struggle with repetitive hair pulling (called trichotillomania) and/or skin picking (called dermatillomania or excoriation). Individuals with these conditions often do damage to their appearance.
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Hair Pulling (AKA Trichotillomania) and Skin Picking Problems – Greater Research Support for Behavior Therapy over Medication
Trichotillomania (or trich for short) is a condition in which people repeatedly pull out their body hair, often leading to bald patches and thinning. The scalp is a common site—as are eyebrows and…
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A Yale Graduate Student’s Account of Her Struggle to Find Effective Treatment for OCD
At Portland Psychotherapy, we are passionate about offering evidence-based treatment and promoting training in effective treatments to other professionals.
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What Medications are Effective in OCD?
In previous posts, I’ve written about how cognitive behavioral treatment (specifically, CBT with exposure and response prevention) has been shown to be much more effective in treating obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) than medication.
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Psychotherapy Changes the Brain, Too: A Look at PTSD Treatment
It has become fashionable nowadays in psychotherapy circles to talk about neuroscience and interventions that target the brain.
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Your Mind Thinks its an Expert (or Calling Dr. Rutherford)
You’ve probably noticed this already, but our minds have something to say on most topics.
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Are Antipsychotic Medications a Helpful Adjunct for Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
Among people with whom I work, a practice that’s grown more common in the last few years but with iffy research support is the addition of an antipsychotic medication when an antidepressant medication doesn’t seem to be working.
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Psychotherapy vs. Medication for OCD – Which is More Effective?
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a serious and disabling problem for many people.
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Ketamine for OCD, Too?
I’ve written in the past about the use of a pharmaceutical version of the drug ketamine (known as the party drug, “Special K”) in studies with depression and with bipolar disorder.
